Zusammengesetzte Wörter:
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| acid house party n | ('80s and '90s dance event) (Anglizismus) | Acid House Party Rdw |
| apartment house n | US (block of flats) | Mietshaus Nn |
| | | Mehrfamilienhaus Nn |
arthouse,
art house n | (venue showing art films) | Lichtspielhaus für Kunstfilme Rdw |
arthouse,
art-house n as adj | (film: independent, creative) | Kunstfilm- Präf |
| beach house n | (seaside chalet) | Strandhaus Nn |
| | | Haus am Meer Rdw |
| | She invited me to spend a week at her beach house. |
| big house | slang (prison) | Knast Nm |
| | | Loch Nn |
| | | Kittchen Nn |
boarding house,
also US: boardinghouse,
also UK: boarding-house n | (guesthouse: offers lodging) | Pension Nf |
| | | Gaststätte Nf |
| | (altmodisch) | Fremdenheim Nn |
| | Some friends and I are staying in a boarding house this summer. |
| | Ein paar Freunde und ich verbringen den Sommer in einer Pension. |
bring down the house,
bring the house down v expr | (make audience laugh or cheer) | für Stimmung sorgen Rdw |
clearinghouse (US),
clearing house (UK) n | (agency: settles transactions) | Verrechnungsstelle Nf |
| | | Abrechnungsstelle Nf |
| | (Anglizismus) | Clearingstelle Nf |
clearinghouse (US),
clearing house (UK) n | (academic: handles information) (Anglizismus) | Clearinghaus Nn |
| | A scholarship clearinghouse is a source of information from a wide range of institutions. |
coffeehouse,
also UK: coffee-house,
coffee house n | (establishment where coffee is served) | Café Nn |
| | (Österreichisch) | Kaffeehaus Nn |
| | (Anglizismus) | Coffee Shop Nm |
| | 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) | plaudern Vi |
| | | tratschen Vi |
| | | quatschen Vi |
| council house n | UK (home: subsidized) | Sozialwohnung Nf |
| country house n | (mansion) | Landhaus Nn |
| | The upkeep of the family's country house proved too expensive and it fell into ruin. |
| custom house n | (duty office at a port) | Zollhaus Nn |
customhouse,
custom house,
customs house n | (office handling import duties) | Zoll Nm |
| | | Zollbehörde Nf |
| | | Zollamt Nn |
| detached house n | (house with no shared wall) | Einfamilienhaus Nn |
| | (Immobilien) | Einzelhaus Nn |
| | (Immobilien) | freistehendes Haus Nn |
| | My elderly in-laws live in a detached house in Staines. |
| | Meine Schwiegereltern leben in einem Einfamilienhaus. |
| doghouse n | (kennel for a dog) | Hundehütte Nf |
| | Gwen built a doghouse for her new puppy to sleep in. |
dollhouse (US),
doll's house,
dolls' house (UK) n | (miniature house for dolls) | Puppenhaus Nn |
| | Edgar built an elaborate dollhouse for his granddaughter. |
dosshouse,
doss house,
doss-house n | UK, dated, slang (cheap guesthouse) (ugs, abschätzig) | Absteige Nf |
| | | Herberge Nf |
| | | Gasthaus Nn |
| | | Unterkunft Nf |
| dream house n | (ideal house for [sb]) | Traumhaus Nn |
| | My dream house would be a villa with a swimming pool. |
| dwelling house n | (residence) | Wohnhaus, Wohngebäude Nn |
| | | Wohnstätte Nf |
| frame house n | (house with a timber frame) | Fachwerk, Fachwerkhaus Nn |
| | Frame houses are common in the USA, where timber is cheap and plentiful. |
| | In den USA sind Fachwerkhäuser sehr üblich, da Holz günstig und ausreichend vorhanden ist. |
| front of house n | (part of theater) | Foyer Nn |
| | | Eingangshalle Nf |
full house,
full hand n | (poker: 3 of a kind and a pair) (Anglizismus) | Full House Nn |
| | Sandy has a full house: three nines and two queens. |
| fun house n | (amusement park attraction) | Gruselkabinett Nn |
grindhouse,
grind house n | mainly US (cinema genre) (Anglizismus) | Grindhouse Nn |
grindhouse,
grind-house n as adj | mainly US (relating to grindhouse) (Anglizismus) | Grindhouse- Präf |
grindhouse,
grind house n | mainly US, dated (burlesque theater) | Varieté Nn |
| | | Varietétheater Nn |
guesthouse,
also UK: guest house,
guest-house n | (boarding house or inn) | Gasthaus Nn |
| | 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) | Gästehaus Nn |
| | Grandma and Grandpa will stay in the guesthouse when they visit. |
| halfway house n | informal (residence for ex-prisoners, etc.) | Einrichtung des offenen Vollzugs Rdw |
| haunted house n | (house occupied by a ghost) | Geisterhaus Nn |
| | | verspuktes Haus V Part Perf + Nn |
| | | Spukhaus Nn |
| | Strange noises came from the haunted house late at night. |
| | Seltsame Geräusche kamen aus dem Geisterhaus spät in der Nacht. |
| haunted house n | (fairground attraction) | Geisterbahn Nf |
| | The two girls came out of the haunted house shrieking and giggling. |
| | Die zwei Mädchen kamen aus der Geisterbahn schreiend und lachend heraus. |
henhouse,
hen-house,
hen house n | (shelter for chickens) | Hühnerstall Nm |
home construction,
house construction n | (building a house) | Hausbau Nm |
| | | Wohnungsbau Nm |
| house arrest n | (imprisonment in one's home) | Hausarrest Nm |
| | The Burmese political dissident was under house arrest for many years. |
| house of cards n | (structure made of playing cards) | Kartenhaus Nn |
| house of cards n | figurative (fragile structure) | Kartenhaus Nn |
| House of Commons n | UK (part of Parliament) | Unterhaus Nn |
| | The MP for North Durham led the debate in the House of Commons. |
| House of Lords n | UK (Parliamentary chamber of peers) | Oberhaus Nn |
| | The Labour party plans to replace the House of Lords with an elected senate. |
| House of Representatives n | US (lower chamber of Congress) | Repräsentantenhaus Nn |
| House of Representatives n | (lower chamber of state legislature) | Abgeordnetenhaus Nn |
| house party n | (social gathering at [sb]'s house) | Party bei jemandem zu Hause Rdw |
| | (selten) | Hausparty Nf |
| | We went to a house party yesterday. |
| | I couldn't sleep last night because our neighbors had a very loud house party. |
| house plant n | (plant grown indoors) | Zimmerpflanze Nf |
| house-hunt⇒ vi | (search for house to buy) | ein Haus suchen Rdw |
| | | auf der Suche nach einem Haus sein Rdw |
| house-to-house adj | (at or to every home) | Tür zu Tür Rdw |
| | | Haus zu Haus Rdw |
house-to-house,
house to house adv | (from one home to another) | Haus zu Haus Rdw |
| | The police are making enquiries house-to-house. |
| house-train⇒ vtr | UK (toilet-train pet) | ein Tier stubenrein bekommen Rdw |
| house-trained adj | UK (pet: toilet trained) | stubenrein Adj |
housecleaning,
house-cleaning n | (cleaning a house) | Hausreinigung Nf |
housecleaning,
house-cleaning n | figurative (weeding out personnel) (übertragen) | Hausreinigung Nf |
| | | Personalentlassung Nf |
housecleaning,
house-cleaning n as adj | (pertaining to housecleaning) | Reinigungs- Präf |
| | | Hausreinigungs- Präf |
housedress,
house dress n | chiefly US (dress for housework) | Kittelschürze Nf |
| | | Schürzenkleid Nn |
housefly,
house fly,
house-fly,
plural: houseflies n | (common flying insect) (vage) | Fliege Nf |
| | | Stubenfliege Nf |
househusband,
also UK: house husband n | (married man who is a homemaker) | Hausmann Nm |
houseproud,
house-proud adj | (attentive to appearance and upkeep of one's home) | stolz auf sein Zuhause Rdw |
| | | sich um sein Haus kümmern VP |
housesit,
house-sit vtr | (mind [sb]'s home in their absence) | auf das Haus von jmdm aufpassen Rdw |
housesitting,
house-sitting n | (minding [sb]'s home in their absence) (Anglizismus) | Homesitting Nn |
housewarming,
house-warming,
house warming n | (party to celebrate new home) (ugs) | Einweihungsparty Nf |
| | (formell) | Einzugsfeier Nf |
| | | Hauseinweihungsfeier Nf |
| | The Hudsons held a lavish housewarming when they moved into their new house. |
| in the doghouse expr | figurative, informal (in disgrace) (literarisch) | in Ungnade gefallen Rdw |
| | | unbeliebt Adj |
| | (informell) | schlecht dastehend Adv + Adj |
| | My husband embarrassed me in front of my friends; he's in the doghouse tonight. |
| in-house adj | (company: internal) (ugs) | intern Adj |
| | | im Betrieb Präp + Nm |
| | They will provide in-house training instead of sending the whole staff out of town. |
| in-house adv | (company: internally) (ugs) | intern Adv |
| | | im Hause Präp + Nn |
| | Every part is manufactured in-house. |
| keep house vtr + n | (do housework) | Hausarbeit machen Nf + Vt |
| | (informell) | Haushalt schmeißen Nm + Vt |
| | | sich um das Haus kümmern Rdw |
| | While she was sick, her sister kept house for her. |
| keep house vtr + n | figurative (maintain accounts) (ugs) | sich um die Finanzen kümmern VP |
| | Since Brett kept house for the company, he was the first suspected of wrongdoing when the company was accused of fraud. |
| lady of the house n | dated (wife: manages home) | Dame des Hauses Rdw |
| | | Hausherrin Nf |
| | The telemarketer asked to speak to the lady of the house. |
| like a house on fire expr | informal (get along: very well) | sich sehr gut vertragen Rdw |
| | | sehr gut miteinander auskommen Rdw |
| | Poppy and Ben have so much in common, they're bound to get on like a house on fire. |
| like a house on fire expr | informal (with energy or enthusiasm) | voller Elan Adj + Nm |
| | | mit Begeisterung Adv + Nf |
| | I took my niece roller skating and she took to it like a house on fire; now she goes three times a week. |
lodging house,
lodging-house n | historical (Victorian hostel) | Jugendherberge Nf |
| | | Gemeinschaftsunterkunft Nf |
| malt house n | (malting: grain conversion building) | Mälzerei Nf |
| man of the house n | (responsible head of household) | Herr des Hauses Rdw |
| | | Hausherr Nm |
| | Jim became man of the house after his father died. |
| manor n | (country house, stately home) | Gut Nn |
| | | Landgut Nn |
| | (formell) | Herrenhaus Nn |
| | This weekend we will leave the city and visit our manor in the country. |
| manor house n | (country house, stately home, mansion) (allg) | Gutshaus Nn |
| | There is a village fete at the manor house this weekend. |
| master of the house n | (male head of household) | Herr des Hauses Rdw |
| | | Hausherr Nm |
| | The master of the house is not necessarily the male head, but it is whoever holds the final say in certain familial matters. |
| meeting house n | (Quakers' place of worship) | Andachtshaus Nn |
meetinghouse,
meeting house n | (building for religious gatherings) | Gemeindehaus Nn |
meetinghouse,
meeting house n | (Quaker house of worship) | Gemeindehaus Nn |
mobile home,
house trailer n | (trailer used as permanent residence) (ugs) | Wohnmobil Nn |
| | | Wohnwagen Nm |
| | 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) (ugs) | umziehen Vi, sepa |
| | We're moving house so we need to pack everything into boxes. |
nuthouse,
nut house n | dated, offensive, informal (psychiatric hospital) (ugs, missbilligend) | Klapse Nf |
| | | Irrenhaus Nn |
| | | Irrenanstalt, Anstalt Nf |
nuthouse,
nut house n | figurative, informal (chaotic place) | Irrenhaus Nn |
| | | Irrenanstalt Nf |
oast,
oast house n | (building housing kilns) | Trockenschuppen Nm |
| on the house adv | (offered free of charge) (Restaurant, Bar: ugs) | auf's Haus Rdw |
| | | auf Kosten des Hauses Rdw |
| | Because it was my birthday, the restaurant served me a glass of wine on the house. |
| open house n | (event permitting free entry to all) (ugs) | Tag der offenen Tür Rdw |
| | The event is open house; everybody is welcome to visit the college and find out about its activities. |
opera house,
opera n | (building where opera is performed) | Oper Nf |
| | Sydney has one of the world's most famous opera houses. Which metro stop is nearest to the opera? |
picturehouse,
picture house n | UK, dated (cinema) | Kino Nn |
| | | Lichtspielhaus, Lichtspieltheater Nn |
| | | Filmtheater Nn |
| | | Filmpalast Nm |
| public house n | UK, formal (drinking establishment) | Gaststätte Nf |
| | | Wirtshaus Nn |
| | | Wirtschaft, Schankwirtschaft Nf |
| publishing house | (company that publishes) | Verlag Nm |
| residential house n | (property: home) | Zuhause Nn |
| | (gehoben) | Anwesen Nn |
| | | Wohnhaus Nn |
| rooming house n | (furnished house with rooms to rent) | Pension Nf |
| | (vage) | Unterkunft Nf |
| | (Herberge) | Wohnheim Nn |
row house (US),
terraced house (UK),
terrace house n | (type of dwelling) | Reihenhaus Nn |
| | Large numbers of terraced houses are now standing empty. |
| safe house n | figurative (place of security, refuge) | Unterschlupf Nm |
| | | geheimer Unterschlupf Adj + Nm |
| | | sichere Unterkunft Adj + Nf |
| | There are groups that help refugees find a safe house when they reach a new country. |
| semi-detached house n | UK (house attached to another) | Doppelhaushälfte Nf |
settlement,
settlement house n | (welfare establishment) | soziale Einrichtung Adj + Nf |
| | She learned English in night classes at the settlement house. |
| | Sie lernte Englisch im Abendunterricht einer sozialen Einrichtung. |
Statehouse,
State House n | US (state capitol building) | Parlamentsgebäude Nn |
| | | Landtagsgebäude Nn |
teahouse,
tea house,
tea-house n | (building for tea ceremony) | Teestube Nf |
| | | Teehaus Nn |
teahouse,
tea house,
tea-house n | (shop that sells tea) | Teeladen Nm |
| | | Teegeschäft Nn |
tenement,
tenement house n | US (run-down apartment building) | Mietshaus Nn |
| | (ugs) | Block Nm |
| | He grew up in a tenement in the poorer part of town. |
| town house n | (home in a city) | Stadthaus Nn |
| | Town houses usually share their side walls with similar buildings. |
| town house n | (terraced house) | Reihenhaus Nn |
| | The fire quickly spread to a row of town houses. |