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UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈhəʊm/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/hoʊm/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(hōm)

Inflections of 'home' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
homes
v 3rd person singular
homing
v pres p
homed
v past
homed
v past p

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something to write home about expr figurative, informal (remarkable)algo para contar expr
  cosa de no creer expr
 Wow, what an amazing fireworks display! That was certainly something to write home about.
 ¡Wow, esos fuegos artificiales fueron increíbles! Fue definitivamente algo para contar.
spec home,
spec house n		 US (property built before buyer found)translation unavailable
stately home n UK (grand country house)casa solariega, casa señorial nf + adj
  mansión nf
 The stately home's enormous reception rooms are adorned with tapestries.
stay at home v expr (remain in house)quedarse en casa loc verb
Note: hyphens used when term is an adj before a noun, or is used as a noun
 I stayed at home today because I was feeling ill.
 Hoy me quedé en casa porque estaba enferma.
stay-at-home adj informal (doesn't work outside house)ama de casa loc nom f
 She left her career to be a stay-at-home mom.
 Dejó su carrera para convertirse en madre ama de casa.
  dueña de casa loc nom f
 Dejó su carrera para convertirse en madre dueña de casa.
stay-at-home n US, informal (person: doesn't go out)persona casera nf + adj
 She's a real stay-at-home. You can't get her to go anywhere.
 Es una persona muy casera. No hay forma de hacerle ir a ningún sitio.
stay-at-home order n mainly US (government instruction: mass quarantine)orden de quedarse en casa nf + loc adj
strike home v expr (have an impact) (figurado)dar en el blanco expr
 Valerie’s arguments really struck home and Rob found he had changed his mind after listening to them.
take-home n informal (wages, salary after tax)sueldo en mano, salario en mano nm + loc adj
 Gary's take-home pay is £500 per week.
 El sueldo en mano de Gary es de 500 libras por semana.
take-home pay n (wages, salary after tax)salario neto loc nom m
  sueldo neto loc nom m
The lights are on but nobody's home,
The lights are on but there's nobody home expr		 figurative, informal ([sb] is unintelligent)le faltan luces expr
  le faltan un par de neuronas expr
  no le alcanzan los sesos expr
 My brother can be incredibly stupid sometimes; the lights are on but nobody's home.
there's nobody home expr figurative, informal, pejorative (person is absent-minded)¿hay alguien en casa? expr
  ¿estas allí? expr
there's nobody home expr figurative, informal, pejorative (person is mentally impaired)no hay nadie en casa expr
welcome home interj (expressing happiness at [sb]'s return)bienvenido a casa interj
 You've been away for ages - welcome home.
 Has estado fuera durante siglos. ¡Bienvenido a casa!
work from home v expr (do your job from own house)trabajar desde casa, trabajar desde la casa vi + loc adv
  trabajar desde el hogar vi + loc adv
  trabajar a distancia vi + loc adv
  teletrabajar⇒ vi
 When the lockdown here was lifted, many people continued working from home.
your home n (your house or dwelling) (figurado)hogar nm
 Your house is your home.
 Tu casa es tu hogar.
  (literal)casa nf
 Están construyendo una casa en esa esquina.
your home n (the area where you live) (figurado)hogar nm
 California is my home.
 El estado de California es mi hogar.
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Collocations: the missiles homed in on the [target, airplane], a [large, modest] home, my home [town, city], more...

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