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| acid house party n | ('80s and '90s dance event) (gíria: evento de dança, anos 80 e 90) | rave, festa de house sf |
arthouse,
art house n | (venue showing art films) | cinema de arte loc sm |
arthouse,
art-house n as adj | (film: independent, creative) (filme: independente) | de arte loc adj |
| batch house n | (part of a glass factory) | casa da fornalha loc sf |
| beach house n | (seaside chalet) | casa de praia sf |
| She invited me to spend a week at her beach house. |
| big house | slang (prison) | prisão sm |
| cadeia sf |
boarding house,
boardinghouse n | (guesthouse: offers lodging) (casa oferecendo hospedagem) | pensão sf |
| Some friends and I are staying in a boarding house this summer. |
boarding house,
also US: boardinghouse,
also UK: boarding-house n | (school accommodation) | habitação escolar sf |
| New pupils were shown to their rooms in the boarding houses. |
bring down the house,
bring the house down v expr | (make audience laugh or cheer) | levar o público a gargalhadas expres v |
| carriage house n | historical (rest stop for coaches) (abrigo para carruagens) | cocheira sf |
| The carriage house is located near the stables. |
| clean house vtr + n | (do housework) | fazer faxina loc v |
| Now that spring has come, it's time to clean house. |
| clean house vtr + n | figurative (office: change personnel) (figurado) | fazer faxina loc v |
| When staffing his office, the first thing a new president does is clean house. |
| clean house n | (home: free of dirt) | casa limpa loc sf |
| Trevor tried to cheer me up by saying that women with clean houses are boring. |
clearinghouse (US),
clearing house (UK) n | (agency: settles transactions) (financeiro) | câmara de compensação loc sf |
clearinghouse (US),
clearing house (UK) n | (academic: handles information) (acadêmico) | repositório sm |
| A scholarship clearinghouse is a source of information from a wide range of institutions. |
| coach house n | historical (rest stop for carriages) | cocheira sf |
coffeehouse,
also UK: coffee-house,
coffee house n | (establishment where coffee is served) (local onde café é servido) | cafeteria sf |
| The Golden Horn was a 60's coffeehouse where you could find coffee, folk songs and poetry but no alcohol. |
coffeehouse,
also UK: coffee-house vi | dated, slang (indulge in chitchat) | jogar conversa fora expres v |
| council house n | UK (home: subsidized) (casas) | plano habitacional loc sm |
| country house n | (mansion) | casa de campo sf |
| The upkeep of the family's country house proved too expensive and it fell into ruin. |
| curry house n | (Indian or Asian restaurant) | restaurante indiano loc sm |
| custom house n | (duty office at a port) | aduana, alfândega sf |
customhouse,
custom house,
customs house n | (office handling import duties) | alfândega sf |
| dance house n | US (venue where dances are held) | casa de baile loc sf |
| detached house n | (house with no shared wall) | casa separada, moradia isolada sf + adj |
| moradia, vivenda |
| My elderly in-laws live in a detached house in Staines. |
| Meus sogros vivem numa casa separada em Staines. |
| doghouse n | (kennel for a dog) | canil sm |
| Gwen built a doghouse for her new puppy to sleep in. |
dollhouse (US),
doll's house,
dolls' house (UK) n | (miniature house for dolls) | casinha de bonecas sf dim + prep + sf pl |
| Edgar built an elaborate dollhouse for his granddaughter. |
dosshouse,
doss house,
doss-house n | UK, dated, slang (cheap guesthouse) (Reino Unido) | albergue de baixo custo expres |
| dream house n | (ideal house for [sb]) | casa dos sonhos loc subs |
| My dream house would be a villa with a swimming pool. |
| frame house n | (house with a timber frame) | casa de madeira loc sf |
| Frame houses are common in the USA, where timber is cheap and plentiful. |
| fraternity house n | US (male college students' residence) | residência da fraternidade loc sf |
| Fraternity houses are a uniquely American phenomenon, I believe. |
| free house n | UK (independently-owned pub) | operador livre sm + adj |
| front of house n | (part of theater) | área aberta ao público loc sf |
| front-of-house n as adj | (dealing with customers and public) | de atendimento ao público loc adj |
| front of the house n | (façade of house) (fachada) | frente da casa loc sf |
| The front of the house mimicked a Neo-Gothic facade. |
| front of the house n | (rooms towards front of a house) (salas na parte da frente de uma casa) | frente da casa loc sf |
| Whenever I come in the back door my dog runs from the front of the house to greet me. |
full house,
full hand n | (poker: 3 of a kind and a pair) | full house estrang |
| Sandy has a full house: three nines and two queens. |
| fun house n | (amusement park attraction) | casa de diversões loc sf |
| furnished house n | (rental property with furniture) (aluguel: casa com móveis) | casa mobiliada loc sf |
| I'm going to be there for three months so it will be worth it to rent a furnished house. |
| gingerbread house n | (edible confectionery structure) | bolo casinha de gengibre loc sm |
| casinha de gengibre loc sf |
grindhouse,
grind house n | mainly US (cinema genre) (gênero do cinema) | grindhouse estrang |
grindhouse,
grind-house n as adj | mainly US (relating to grindhouse) (gênero do cinema) | grindhouse estrang |
grindhouse,
grind house n | mainly US, dated (burlesque theater) (teatro burlesco) | grindhouse estrang |
guesthouse,
also UK: guest house,
guest-house n | (boarding house or inn) | hospedaria sf |
| pousada sf |
| estalagem sf |
| My parents stayed in a nearby guest house while visiting us for three weeks. |
guesthouse,
also UK: guest house,
guest-house n | (outbuilding for guests) | edícula sf |
| casa de hóspedes loc sf |
| Grandma and Grandpa will stay in the guesthouse when they visit. |
| Vovó e vovô ficarão na edícula quando vierem. |
| halfway house n | informal (residence for ex-prisoners, etc.) | centro de recuperação sm |
| centro de reabilitação sm |
| hash house n | US, slang (cheap restaurant) (gíria, restaurante barato e sem higiene) | pé-sujo sm |
| I ate dinner in a hash house near the station. |
| haunted house n | (house occupied by a ghost) (BRA, casa ocupada por fantasma) | casa mal-assombrada expres |
| (POR) | casa assombrada sf + adj |
| Strange noises came from the haunted house late at night. |
| Barulhos estranhos vieram da casa mal-assombrada tarde da noite. |
| haunted house n | (fairground attraction) (BRA) | casa mal-assombrada sf + adj |
| (POR) | casa assombrada sf + adj |
| The two girls came out of the haunted house shrieking and giggling. |
henhouse,
hen-house,
hen house n | (shelter for chickens) | galinheiro sm |
| house arrest n | (imprisonment in one's home) | prisão domiciliar sf |
| The Burmese political dissident was under house arrest for many years. |
| house cat n | (domestic feline, pet cat) | gato doméstico loc sm |
| A lion is a wild cat, not a house cat. |
| house cleaner n | ([sb] employed to do domestic cleaning) | faxineiro sm |
| faxineira sf |
| house dog n | (domestic canine, pet dog) | cachorro doméstico loc sm |
| One of the best house dogs, in the opinion of some people, is the poodle. |
| house guest n | ([sb] staying at one's home) | casa de hóspedes sf |
| house lights npl | (lights of a residential building) | iluminação residencial loc sf |
| I always leave some house lights on when I go on holiday. |
| house lights npl | (theatre: lights over seating area) (teatro, cinema) | iluminação da plateia loc sf |
| The house lights were dimmed as the performance started. |
| house of cards n | (structure made of playing cards) | castelo de cartas sm |
| house of cards n | figurative (fragile structure) (figurado) | castelo de cartas sm |
| House of Commons n | UK (part of Parliament) (Câmara baixa, Reino Unido) | Câmara dos Comuns sf |
| The MP for North Durham led the debate in the House of Commons. |
| house of delegates n | US (government lawmaking group) | câmara dos representantes loc sf |
| The house of delegates is the policy making body of the American Bar Association. |
| House of Lords n | UK (Parliamentary chamber of peers) (Câmara alta, Reino Unido) | Câmara dos Lordes sf |
| The Labour party plans to replace the House of Lords with an elected senate. |
| house of prayer n | (church, place of worship) (igreja) | casa de oração loc sf |
| The house of prayer was the name the missionaries gave their little church. |
| House of Representatives n | US (lower chamber of Congress) (câmara baixa do congresso, EUA) | Câmara dos Representantes sf |
| House of Representatives n | (lower chamber of state legislature) (política) | Câmara dos Deputados sf |
| house of worship n | (church) (igreja) | casa de adoração loc sf |
| You cannot go into a house of worship dressed like that. |
| house party n | (social gathering at [sb]'s house) (evento social na casa de alguém) | festa em casa |
| We went to a house party yesterday. |
| I couldn't sleep last night because our neighbors had a very loud house party. |
| house-hunt⇒ vi | (search for house to buy) | buscar um imóvel loc v |
| house-to-house adj | (at or to every home) | de casa em casa loc adj |
| de porta em porta loc adj |
house-to-house,
house to house adv | (from one home to another) | de casa em casa loc adv |
| de porta em porta loc adv |
| The police are making enquiries house-to-house. |
| house-train⇒ vtr | UK (toilet-train pet) | ensinar o animal a fazer as necessidades no lugar certo loc v |
| house-trained adj | UK (pet: toilet trained) (cão ou gato) | educado adj |
| ensinado adj |
housecleaning,
house-cleaning n | (cleaning a house) | limpeza doméstica loc sf |
housecleaning,
house-cleaning n | figurative (weeding out personnel) | diarista sf |
| faxineira sf |
housecleaning,
house-cleaning n as adj | (pertaining to housecleaning) | de limpeza doméstica loc adj |
housedress,
house dress n | chiefly US (dress for housework) | vestido de casa loc sm |
housefly,
house fly,
house-fly,
plural: houseflies n | (common flying insect) | mosca sf |
househusband,
also UK: house husband n | (married man who is a homemaker) (marido que fica em casa) | dono de casa loc sm |
houseproud,
house-proud adj | (attentive to appearance and upkeep of one's home) | tradução indisponível |
housesit,
house-sit vtr | (mind [sb]'s home in their absence) | tomar conta de uma casa na ausência do dono loc v |
housesitting,
house-sitting n | (minding [sb]'s home in their absence) | atividade de permanecer e tomar conta de uma casa na ausência do dono loc sf |
housewarming,
house-warming,
house warming n | (party to celebrate new home) (na nova casa) | festa de inauguração sf |
| The Hudsons held a lavish housewarming when they moved into their new house. |
| in the doghouse expr | figurative, informal (in disgrace) (figurado: estar na desgraça) | vida de cachorro loc sf |
| de castigo loc adv |
| My husband embarrassed me in front of my friends; he's in the doghouse tonight. |
| in-house adj | (company: internal) (corporativo) | interno adj |
| (anglicismo) | in-house adj |
| They will provide in-house training instead of sending the whole staff out of town. |
| in-house adv | (company: internally) | internamente adv |
| Every part is manufactured in-house. |
| keep house vtr + n | (do housework) | cuidar da casa expres v |
| While she was sick, her sister kept house for her. |
| keep house vtr + n | figurative (maintain accounts) (figurado, cuidar da parte financeira) | manter as contas expres v |
| Since Brett kept house for the company, he was the first suspected of wrongdoing when the company was accused of fraud. |
| Como Brett manteve as contas da empresa, ele foi o primeiro suspeito de irregularidades quando a empresa foi acusada de fraude. |
| lady of the house n | dated (wife: manages home) (obsoleto) | dona da casa loc sf |
| The telemarketer asked to speak to the lady of the house. |
| like a house on fire expr | (with energy or enthusiasm) (figurado) | incendiado, animado adj |
| like a house on fire expr | (get along: very well) | dar-se muitíssimo bem expres v |
| malt house n | (malting: grain conversion building) | malteria sf |
| man of the house n | (responsible head of household) | homem da casa loc sm |
| Jim became man of the house after his father died. |
| manor n | (country house, stately home) (casa de campo) | solar sm |
| (mansão) | casa senhorial loc sf |
| This weekend we will leave the city and visit our manor in the country. |
| manor house n | (country house, stately home, mansion) (casa grande e esplêndida no campo) | casa senhorial loc sf |
| solar senhorial loc sm |
| There is a village fete at the manor house this weekend. |
| master of the house n | (male head of household) | arrimo de família loc sm |
| cabeça da casa expres |
| The master of the house is not necessarily the male head, but it is whoever holds the final say in certain familial matters. |
meetinghouse,
meeting house n | (building for religious gatherings) | igreja sf |
meetinghouse,
meeting house n | (Quaker house of worship) | templo religioso loc sm |
| igreja sf |
mobile home,
house trailer n | (trailer used as permanent residence) (usado como residência permanente) | trailer sm |
| While we were saving up to buy a house, we rented a mobile home on the outskirts of town. |
| move house vtr + n | (change residence) | mudar de casa expres v |
| We're moving house so we need to pack everything into boxes. |
nuthouse,
nut house n | dated, offensive, informal (psychiatric hospital) | hospício sm |
