Significado de house en inglés
househouse1 /haʊs/ noun (plural houses /ˈhaʊzɪz/) 
Ver todas las traducciones1where someone lives [countable] a)a building that someone lives in, especially one that has more than one level and is intended to be used by one familyedificio en el que vive alguien, especialmente uno de más de una planta destinado a una sola familia: 
a four-bedroom houseuna casa de cuatro dormitoriosin a house every room in the housecada habitación de la casaat somebody’s house We met at Alison’s house.Nos encontramos en casa de Alison. Why don’t you all come over to our house for coffee?¿Por qué no vienen todos a nuestra casa a tomar un café?move house British English (=leave your house and go to live in another one)(=dejar tu casa e ir a vivir a otra) b) the house all the people who live in a housetodas las personas que viven en una casa SYN household: He gets up at six and disturbs the whole house.Se levanta a las seis y despierta a toda la casa.► see thesaurus at home2building a)opera/court/movie etc house a large public building used for a particular purposegran edificio público destinado a un uso específico b)House British English used in the names of large buildings, especially officesusado en los nombres de grandes edificios, especialmente oficinas: the BBC television studios at Broadcasting Houselos estudios de televisión de la BBC en Broadcasting House c)hen house/coach house/storehouse etc a building used for a particular purposeedificio destinado a un uso específico3government [countable] a group of people who make the laws of a countrygrupo de personas que elaboran las leyes de un país; cámara legislativa: The president will address both houses of Congress.El presidente se dirigirá a ambas cámaras del Congreso.the House of Commons/Lords/Representatives/Assembly the Speaker of the Houseel Presidente de la Cámara → Lower House, Upper House4company [countable] a company, especially one involved in a particular area of businessempresa, especialmente una dedicada a un sector específico de negocios: America’s oldest publishing housela editorial más antigua de Estados Unidos a small independent software houseuna pequeña empresa de software independiente an auction houseuna casa de subastas a famous Italian fashion houseuna famosa firma de moda italiana5theatre [countable] a)the part of a theatre, cinema etc where people sitla parte de un teatro, cine, etc. donde se sienta el público; sala OPP backstage: The show has been playing to full houses.El espectáculo ha estado representándose con el aforo completo. The house was half empty.La sala estaba medio vacía. The house lights went down and the music started.Las luces de la sala se apagaron y comenzó la música. b)the people who have come to watch a performancelas personas que han venido a ver una actuación SYN audiencefull/packed/empty house (=a large or small audience)(=un público numeroso o reducido) The show has been playing to packed houses since it opened.El espectáculo lleva representándose con el aforo completo desde su estreno.6in house if you work in house, you work at the offices of a company or organization, not at homesi trabajas in house, trabajas en las oficinas de una empresa u organización, no en casa → in-house7put/set/get your (own) house in order used to say that someone should improve the way they behave before criticizing other peoplese usa para decir que alguien debería mejorar su propio comportamiento antes de criticar a los demás8 bring the house down to make a lot of people laugh, especially when you are acting in a theatrehacer reír a mucha gente, especialmente cuando se actúa en un teatro9be on the house if drinks or meals are on the house, you do not have to pay for them because they are provided free by the owner of the bar, restaurant etcsi las bebidas o comidas son on the house, no tienes que pagarlas porque las ofrece gratis el dueño del bar, restaurante, etc.10house wine (also house red/white) ordinary wine that is provided by a restaurant to be drunk with mealsvino corriente que ofrece un restaurante para acompañar las comidas; vino de la casa: A glass of house red, please.Una copa del vino tinto de la casa, por favor.11get on/along like a house on fire British English informalinformal to quickly have a very friendly relationshipestablecer rápidamente una relación muy amistosa12set up house to start to live in a house, especially with another personempezar a vivir en una casa, especialmente con otra persona: The two of them set up house in Brighton.Los dos se instalaron en Brighton.13keep house to regularly do all the cleaning, cooking etc in a houseocuparse regularmente de toda la limpieza, la cocina, etc. de una casa: His daughter keeps house for him.Su hija le lleva la casa.14school [countable] British English in some schools, one of the groups that children of different ages are divided into to compete against each other, for example in sports competitionsen algunos colegios, uno de los grupos en que se divide a los alumnos de distintas edades para competir entre sí, por ejemplo en deportes15royal family [countable] an important family, especially a royal familyfamilia importante, especialmente una familia real: the House of Windsorla Casa de Windsor16music [uncountable] house musicmúsica house17house of God/worship literaryliterario a churchuna iglesia18this house formalformal used to mean the people who are voting in a formal debate when you are stating the proposal that is being discussedse usa para referirse a las personas que votan en un debate formal cuando se enuncia la propuesta que se está discutiendo → doll's house, → eat somebody out of house and home at eat(10), → open house, public house, → (as) safe as houses at safe1(4)COLLOCATIONSCOLOCACIONESverbsverboslive in a house· They live in a really big house in Hampstead.· Viven en una casa enorme en Hampstead.buy a house· We bought this house when Liam was just a baby.· Compramos esta casa cuando Liam era solo un bebé.rent a house· While he was working in London, Ken rented a house in Fulham.· Mientras trabajaba en Londres, Ken alquiló una casa en Fulham.sell a house· We decided to sell the house and move back to Seattle.· Decidimos vender la casa y volver a Seattle.put your house on the market (=make it available for people to buy)· They put the house on the market and began looking for an apartment.· Pusieron la casa en venta y empezaron a buscar un apartamento.move into/out of a house· We’re moving into our new house next week.· Nos mudamos a nuestra nueva casa la próxima semana.build a house· They’re building a house on land overlooking Galway Bay.· Están construyendo una casa en un terreno con vistas a la bahía de Galway.put up a house (=build a house, especially when it seems very quick)· I think they’ve ruined the village by putting up these new houses.· Creo que han arruinado el pueblo con la construcción de estas casas nuevas.renovate a house (=repair a house so that it is in good condition again)· He makes money by renovating old houses and selling them on.· Gana dinero renovando casas antiguas y vendiéndolas después.decorate a house (=put paint or wallpaper on the inside walls of a house)· If we’re going to decorate the house, let’s get professionals in.· Si vamos a decorar la casa, mejor contratemos profesionales.do up a house informalinformal (=decorate it)· We’ve been doing up the house bit by bit since we first moved in.· Hemos ido arreglando la casa poco a poco desde que nos mudamos.ADJECTIVES/NOUN + houseADJETIVOS/SUSTANTIVO + housea private house (=one owned by someone)· It was a residential neighborhood of private houses.· Era un barrio residencial de viviendas particulares.a rented house (=one owned by someone who rents it to people)· She shares a rented house with three other students.· Comparte una casa de alquiler con otros tres estudiantes.a council house British English (=one owned by a local council that people can rent cheaply)· The rent rise is a blow to council house tenants.· La subida del alquiler es un golpe para los inquilinos de las viviendas municipales.a Georgian/Victorian/Edwardian etc house (=a house in Britain that was built during the reign of a particular king or queen)· They live in a lovely old Edwardian house with high ceilings.· Viven en una encantadora casa antigua de la época eduardiana con techos altos.house + NOUNhouse + SUSTANTIVOhouse prices· House prices have tripled over the last ten years.· Los precios de la vivienda se han triplicado en los últimos diez años.a house owner· All house owners must pay council tax.· Todos los propietarios de viviendas deben pagar el impuesto municipal.a house purchase· A solicitor can help you with the legal aspects of a house purchase.· Un abogado puede ayudarte con los aspectos legales de la compra de una vivienda.house hunting (=the activity of looking at houses that you might buy)· Have you had any success with your house hunting?· ¿Has tenido suerte con la búsqueda de casa?THESAURUSSINÓNIMOShouse a building that someone lives in, especially one that is intended for one family, person, or couple to live inedificio en el que vive alguien, especialmente uno destinado a que viva una sola familia, persona o pareja: · Annie and Rick have just bought their first house.· Annie y Rick acaban de comprar su primera casa.· The price of houses is going up all the time.· El precio de las viviendas sube continuamente.detached house British English a house that is not joined to another housecasa que no está unida a otra; casa independiente: · a detached four-bedroomed house· una casa independiente de cuatro dormitoriossemi-detached house British English a house that is joined to another house on one sidecasa unida a otra por uno de sus lados; casa adosada por un ladoterraced house British English, row house American English one of a row of houses that are joined togetheruna de las casas de una hilera de viviendas unidas entre sítownhouse one of a row of houses that are joined together. In British English, townhouse is often used about a large and impressive house in a fashionable area of a cityuna de las casas de una hilera de viviendas unidas. En inglés británico, townhouse se usa también para una casa grande e impresionante en una zona de moda de una ciudad: · an 18th-century townhouse in Bath· una casa señorial del siglo XVIII en Bathcottage a small house in the country – used especially about houses in the UKcasita en el campo; se usa especialmente para referirse a casas del Reino Unido: · a little cottage in the country· una casita en el campo· a thatched cottage (=with a roof made of straw)· una cabaña con techo de paja (=con tejado hecho de paja)bungalow a small house that is all on one levelcasa pequeña de una sola planta; bungalow: · Bungalows are suitable for many elderly people.· Los bungalows son adecuados para muchas personas mayores.country house a large house in the countryside, especially one that is of historical interestcasa grande en el campo, especialmente una de interés histórico; mansión rural: · The hotel was originally an Edwardian country house.· El hotel era originalmente una casa de campo de la época eduardiana.mansion a very large housecasa muy grande; mansión: · the family’s Beverly Hills mansion· la mansión de la familia en Beverly Hillsmobile home (also trailer American English) a type of house that can be pulled by a large vehicle and moved to another placetipo de casa que puede ser arrastrada por un vehículo grande y trasladada a otro lugar; casa móvilranch house American English a long narrow house that is all on one levelcasa larga y estrecha de una sola planta; ranch house: · a California ranch house· una ranch house de Californiaduplex American English a house that is divided into two separate homescasa dividida en dos viviendas independientes; casa bifamiliaran apartmentun apartamentoapartment especially American English , flat British English a set of rooms where someone lives that is part of a house or bigger building. In British English, people usually say flat. Apartment is used about large and expensive flats, or in advertisementsconjunto de habitaciones donde vive alguien, que forma parte de una casa o edificio mayor. En inglés británico se suele decir flat; apartment se usa para pisos grandes y caros, o en anuncios: · His apartment is on the eighth floor.· Su apartamento está en el octavo piso.· In London, I shared a flat with some other students.· En Londres, compartí un piso con otros estudiantes.condominium (also condo informalinformal) American English one apartment in a building with several apartments, owned by the people who live in themapartamento en un edificio con varios apartamentos, que es propiedad de quienes viven en él; condominio: · a 10-unit condominium complex· un complejo de condominios de 10 unidadesa group of housesun conjunto de casasdevelopment a group of new houses or other buildings that are all planned and built together on the same piece of landconjunto de casas nuevas u otros edificios planificados y construidos juntos en el mismo terreno; urbanización: · The site is to be used for a new housing development.· El terreno se va a utilizar para una nueva urbanización.estate British English an area where a large group of houses have all been built together at the same timezona donde un gran número de casas han sido construidas todas al mismo tiempo; barriada: · She grew up on a council estate in Leeds.· Creció en un barrio de viviendas municipales en Leeds.
Ver todas las traducciones1where someone lives [countable] a)a building that someone lives in, especially one that has more than one level and is intended to be used by one familyedificio en el que vive alguien, especialmente uno de más de una planta destinado a una sola familia: a four-bedroom houseuna casa de cuatro dormitoriosin a house every room in the housecada habitación de la casaat somebody’s house We met at Alison’s house.Nos encontramos en casa de Alison. Why don’t you all come over to our house for coffee?¿Por qué no vienen todos a nuestra casa a tomar un café?move house British English (=leave your house and go to live in another one)(=dejar tu casa e ir a vivir a otra) b) the house all the people who live in a housetodas las personas que viven en una casa SYN household: He gets up at six and disturbs the whole house.Se levanta a las seis y despierta a toda la casa.► see thesaurus at home2building a)opera/court/movie etc house a large public building used for a particular purposegran edificio público destinado a un uso específico b)House British English used in the names of large buildings, especially officesusado en los nombres de grandes edificios, especialmente oficinas: the BBC television studios at Broadcasting Houselos estudios de televisión de la BBC en Broadcasting House c)hen house/coach house/storehouse etc a building used for a particular purposeedificio destinado a un uso específico3government [countable] a group of people who make the laws of a countrygrupo de personas que elaboran las leyes de un país; cámara legislativa: The president will address both houses of Congress.El presidente se dirigirá a ambas cámaras del Congreso.the House of Commons/Lords/Representatives/Assembly the Speaker of the Houseel Presidente de la Cámara → Lower House, Upper House4company [countable] a company, especially one involved in a particular area of businessempresa, especialmente una dedicada a un sector específico de negocios: America’s oldest publishing housela editorial más antigua de Estados Unidos a small independent software houseuna pequeña empresa de software independiente an auction houseuna casa de subastas a famous Italian fashion houseuna famosa firma de moda italiana5theatre [countable] a)the part of a theatre, cinema etc where people sitla parte de un teatro, cine, etc. donde se sienta el público; sala OPP backstage: The show has been playing to full houses.El espectáculo ha estado representándose con el aforo completo. The house was half empty.La sala estaba medio vacía. The house lights went down and the music started.Las luces de la sala se apagaron y comenzó la música. b)the people who have come to watch a performancelas personas que han venido a ver una actuación SYN audiencefull/packed/empty house (=a large or small audience)(=un público numeroso o reducido) The show has been playing to packed houses since it opened.El espectáculo lleva representándose con el aforo completo desde su estreno.6in house if you work in house, you work at the offices of a company or organization, not at homesi trabajas in house, trabajas en las oficinas de una empresa u organización, no en casa → in-house7put/set/get your (own) house in order used to say that someone should improve the way they behave before criticizing other peoplese usa para decir que alguien debería mejorar su propio comportamiento antes de criticar a los demás8 bring the house down to make a lot of people laugh, especially when you are acting in a theatrehacer reír a mucha gente, especialmente cuando se actúa en un teatro9be on the house if drinks or meals are on the house, you do not have to pay for them because they are provided free by the owner of the bar, restaurant etcsi las bebidas o comidas son on the house, no tienes que pagarlas porque las ofrece gratis el dueño del bar, restaurante, etc.10house wine (also house red/white) ordinary wine that is provided by a restaurant to be drunk with mealsvino corriente que ofrece un restaurante para acompañar las comidas; vino de la casa: A glass of house red, please.Una copa del vino tinto de la casa, por favor.11get on/along like a house on fire British English informalinformal to quickly have a very friendly relationshipestablecer rápidamente una relación muy amistosa12set up house to start to live in a house, especially with another personempezar a vivir en una casa, especialmente con otra persona: The two of them set up house in Brighton.Los dos se instalaron en Brighton.13keep house to regularly do all the cleaning, cooking etc in a houseocuparse regularmente de toda la limpieza, la cocina, etc. de una casa: His daughter keeps house for him.Su hija le lleva la casa.14school [countable] British English in some schools, one of the groups that children of different ages are divided into to compete against each other, for example in sports competitionsen algunos colegios, uno de los grupos en que se divide a los alumnos de distintas edades para competir entre sí, por ejemplo en deportes15royal family [countable] an important family, especially a royal familyfamilia importante, especialmente una familia real: the House of Windsorla Casa de Windsor16music [uncountable] house musicmúsica house17house of God/worship literaryliterario a churchuna iglesia18this house formalformal used to mean the people who are voting in a formal debate when you are stating the proposal that is being discussedse usa para referirse a las personas que votan en un debate formal cuando se enuncia la propuesta que se está discutiendo → doll's house, → eat somebody out of house and home at eat(10), → open house, public house, → (as) safe as houses at safe1(4)COLLOCATIONSCOLOCACIONESverbsverboslive in a house· They live in a really big house in Hampstead.· Viven en una casa enorme en Hampstead.buy a house· We bought this house when Liam was just a baby.· Compramos esta casa cuando Liam era solo un bebé.rent a house· While he was working in London, Ken rented a house in Fulham.· Mientras trabajaba en Londres, Ken alquiló una casa en Fulham.sell a house· We decided to sell the house and move back to Seattle.· Decidimos vender la casa y volver a Seattle.put your house on the market (=make it available for people to buy)· They put the house on the market and began looking for an apartment.· Pusieron la casa en venta y empezaron a buscar un apartamento.move into/out of a house· We’re moving into our new house next week.· Nos mudamos a nuestra nueva casa la próxima semana.build a house· They’re building a house on land overlooking Galway Bay.· Están construyendo una casa en un terreno con vistas a la bahía de Galway.put up a house (=build a house, especially when it seems very quick)· I think they’ve ruined the village by putting up these new houses.· Creo que han arruinado el pueblo con la construcción de estas casas nuevas.renovate a house (=repair a house so that it is in good condition again)· He makes money by renovating old houses and selling them on.· Gana dinero renovando casas antiguas y vendiéndolas después.decorate a house (=put paint or wallpaper on the inside walls of a house)· If we’re going to decorate the house, let’s get professionals in.· Si vamos a decorar la casa, mejor contratemos profesionales.do up a house informalinformal (=decorate it)· We’ve been doing up the house bit by bit since we first moved in.· Hemos ido arreglando la casa poco a poco desde que nos mudamos.ADJECTIVES/NOUN + houseADJETIVOS/SUSTANTIVO + housea private house (=one owned by someone)· It was a residential neighborhood of private houses.· Era un barrio residencial de viviendas particulares.a rented house (=one owned by someone who rents it to people)· She shares a rented house with three other students.· Comparte una casa de alquiler con otros tres estudiantes.a council house British English (=one owned by a local council that people can rent cheaply)· The rent rise is a blow to council house tenants.· La subida del alquiler es un golpe para los inquilinos de las viviendas municipales.a Georgian/Victorian/Edwardian etc house (=a house in Britain that was built during the reign of a particular king or queen)· They live in a lovely old Edwardian house with high ceilings.· Viven en una encantadora casa antigua de la época eduardiana con techos altos.house + NOUNhouse + SUSTANTIVOhouse prices· House prices have tripled over the last ten years.· Los precios de la vivienda se han triplicado en los últimos diez años.a house owner· All house owners must pay council tax.· Todos los propietarios de viviendas deben pagar el impuesto municipal.a house purchase· A solicitor can help you with the legal aspects of a house purchase.· Un abogado puede ayudarte con los aspectos legales de la compra de una vivienda.house hunting (=the activity of looking at houses that you might buy)· Have you had any success with your house hunting?· ¿Has tenido suerte con la búsqueda de casa?THESAURUSSINÓNIMOShouse a building that someone lives in, especially one that is intended for one family, person, or couple to live inedificio en el que vive alguien, especialmente uno destinado a que viva una sola familia, persona o pareja: · Annie and Rick have just bought their first house.· Annie y Rick acaban de comprar su primera casa.· The price of houses is going up all the time.· El precio de las viviendas sube continuamente.detached house British English a house that is not joined to another housecasa que no está unida a otra; casa independiente: · a detached four-bedroomed house· una casa independiente de cuatro dormitoriossemi-detached house British English a house that is joined to another house on one sidecasa unida a otra por uno de sus lados; casa adosada por un ladoterraced house British English, row house American English one of a row of houses that are joined togetheruna de las casas de una hilera de viviendas unidas entre sítownhouse one of a row of houses that are joined together. In British English, townhouse is often used about a large and impressive house in a fashionable area of a cityuna de las casas de una hilera de viviendas unidas. En inglés británico, townhouse se usa también para una casa grande e impresionante en una zona de moda de una ciudad: · an 18th-century townhouse in Bath· una casa señorial del siglo XVIII en Bathcottage a small house in the country – used especially about houses in the UKcasita en el campo; se usa especialmente para referirse a casas del Reino Unido: · a little cottage in the country· una casita en el campo· a thatched cottage (=with a roof made of straw)· una cabaña con techo de paja (=con tejado hecho de paja)bungalow a small house that is all on one levelcasa pequeña de una sola planta; bungalow: · Bungalows are suitable for many elderly people.· Los bungalows son adecuados para muchas personas mayores.country house a large house in the countryside, especially one that is of historical interestcasa grande en el campo, especialmente una de interés histórico; mansión rural: · The hotel was originally an Edwardian country house.· El hotel era originalmente una casa de campo de la época eduardiana.mansion a very large housecasa muy grande; mansión: · the family’s Beverly Hills mansion· la mansión de la familia en Beverly Hillsmobile home (also trailer American English) a type of house that can be pulled by a large vehicle and moved to another placetipo de casa que puede ser arrastrada por un vehículo grande y trasladada a otro lugar; casa móvilranch house American English a long narrow house that is all on one levelcasa larga y estrecha de una sola planta; ranch house: · a California ranch house· una ranch house de Californiaduplex American English a house that is divided into two separate homescasa dividida en dos viviendas independientes; casa bifamiliaran apartmentun apartamentoapartment especially American English , flat British English a set of rooms where someone lives that is part of a house or bigger building. In British English, people usually say flat. Apartment is used about large and expensive flats, or in advertisementsconjunto de habitaciones donde vive alguien, que forma parte de una casa o edificio mayor. En inglés británico se suele decir flat; apartment se usa para pisos grandes y caros, o en anuncios: · His apartment is on the eighth floor.· Su apartamento está en el octavo piso.· In London, I shared a flat with some other students.· En Londres, compartí un piso con otros estudiantes.condominium (also condo informalinformal) American English one apartment in a building with several apartments, owned by the people who live in themapartamento en un edificio con varios apartamentos, que es propiedad de quienes viven en él; condominio: · a 10-unit condominium complex· un complejo de condominios de 10 unidadesa group of housesun conjunto de casasdevelopment a group of new houses or other buildings that are all planned and built together on the same piece of landconjunto de casas nuevas u otros edificios planificados y construidos juntos en el mismo terreno; urbanización: · The site is to be used for a new housing development.· El terreno se va a utilizar para una nueva urbanización.estate British English an area where a large group of houses have all been built together at the same timezona donde un gran número de casas han sido construidas todas al mismo tiempo; barriada: · She grew up on a council estate in Leeds.· Creció en un barrio de viviendas municipales en Leeds.househouse2 /haʊz/ verb [transitive] 1to provide someone with a place to liveproporcionar a alguien un lugar donde vivirhouse in The refugees are being housed in temporary accommodation.Los refugiados están siendo alojados en alojamientos temporales.2if a building, place, or container houses something, it is kept theresi un edificio, lugar o contenedor alberga algo, significa que ese algo se guarda allíhouse in The collection is currently housed in the British Museum.La colección está actualmente albergada en el Museo Británico. the plastic case that houses the batteriesla caja de plástico que alberga las pilas
1to provide someone with a place to liveproporcionar a alguien un lugar donde vivirhouse in The refugees are being housed in temporary accommodation.Los refugiados están siendo alojados en alojamientos temporales.2if a building, place, or container houses something, it is kept theresi un edificio, lugar o contenedor alberga algo, significa que ese algo se guarda allíhouse in The collection is currently housed in the British Museum.La colección está actualmente albergada en el Museo Británico. the plastic case that houses the batteriesla caja de plástico que alberga las pilas