| Aanvullende vertalingen |
| house n | (building) | gebouw nw het |
| Opmerking: Usually used in compound forms: "schoolhouse," "coffee house," "jailhouse," etc. |
| | There's a florist between the coffee house and the schoolhouse. |
| | The legislature meets in the State House. |
house,
House n | (hall) | kamer nw de |
| | | huis nw het |
| | The British Parliament meets in the House of Commons. |
house,
House n | (family) | huis nw het |
| | | geslacht nw het |
| | The House of Tudor ruled from 1485 to 1603. |
| house n | (legislative body) | kamer nw de |
| | (Belg.) | senaat nw de |
| | Most parliaments have an upper and a lower house. |
| house n | (business firm) | firma nw de |
| | | bedrijf nw het |
| | He works for a publishing house. |
| house n | (university college) | faculteit nw de |
| | The university is divided into several houses. |
| house n | (members of a college) | college nw het |
| | The two houses will be competing in the rowing regatta. |
| house n | (gambling: casino) | casino nw het |
| | It never pays to gamble because the house always wins. |
| house n | (audience) | publiek nw het |
| | | zaal nw de |
| | The producer was pleased to see there was a good house on the play's opening night. |
| house n | (convent) | klooster nw het |
| | There used to be lots of religious houses in this area. |
| house n | (church, mosque, synagogue) | gebedshuis nw het |
| | Speak quietly when you enter God's house. |
| house n | UK (residential division in boarding school) | afdeling nw de |
| | The school had 6 houses. |
| house vtr | (provide housing) | huisvesten over. ww |
| | | een onderdak bieden over. ww |
| | The hall will house two hundred people. |
| house vtr | (provide a workplace) | herbergen over. ww |
| | This building houses the workshop. |
| house vtr | (secure sthg) | opslaan over. ww |
| | The machine can be housed in its case for transit. |
Samengestelde woorden:
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clearinghouse (US),
clearing house (UK) n | (agency: settles transactions) (Belg.) | uitwisselingscentrum nw het |
| | | betalingsverwerker nw de |
clearinghouse (US),
clearing house (UK) n | (academic: handles information) | informatiebank nw de |
| | 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) | koffiehuis nw het |
| | The Golden Horn was a 60's coffeehouse where you could find coffee, folk songs and poetry but no alcohol . |
customhouse,
custom house,
customs house n | (office handling import duties) | douanekantoor, grenskantoor nw het |
| detached house n | (house with no shared wall) | vrijstaand huis nw het |
| | | vrijstaande woning nw de |
| | My elderly in-laws live in a detached house in Staines. |
| doghouse n | (kennel for a dog) | hondenhok nw het |
| | Gwen built a doghouse for her new puppy to sleep in. |
dollhouse (US),
doll's house,
dolls' house (UK) n | (miniature house for dolls) | poppenhuis nw het |
| | Edgar built an elaborate dollhouse for his granddaughter. |
dosshouse,
doss house,
doss-house n | UK, dated, slang (cheap guesthouse) | goedkoop hotel bn + nw het |
| haunted house n | (house occupied by a ghost) | spookhuis nw het |
| | Strange noises came from the haunted house late at night. |
| | Vreemde geluiden kwamen uit het spookhuis laat in de nacht. |
| haunted house n | (fairground attraction) | spookhuis nw het |
| | The two girls came out of the haunted house shrieking and giggling. |
| | De twee meisjes kwamen krijsend en lachend uit het spookhuis. |
| house arrest n | (imprisonment in one's home) | huisarrest nw het, ont. |
| | The Burmese political dissident was under house arrest for many years. |
| | De Birmese politieke dissident was jarenlang onder huisarrest. |
| House of Commons n | UK (part of Parliament) | Lagerhuis nw het, ont. |
| | The MP for North Durham led the debate in the House of Commons. |
| House of Lords n | UK (Parliamentary chamber of peers) | Hogerhuis nw het, ont. |
| | The Labour party plans to replace the House of Lords with an elected senate. |
| House of Representatives n | US (lower chamber of Congress) | Huis van Afgevaardigden nw het, ont. |
| House of Representatives n | (lower chamber of state legislature) | Huis van Afgevaardigden nw het, ont. |
| house party n | (social gathering at [sb]'s house) (bij iem. thuis) | feest, feestje nw het |
| | We went to a house party yesterday. I couldn't sleep last night because our neighbors had a very loud house party. |
| | We zijn gisteren naar een feest gegaan. Ik kon gisteren niet slapen omdat onze buren een luid feestje hadden. |
housefly,
house fly,
house-fly,
plural: houseflies n | (common flying insect) (dierkunde) | huisvlieg nw de |
househusband,
also UK: house husband n | (married man who is a homemaker) | huisman nw de |
houseproud,
house-proud adj | (attentive to appearance and upkeep of one's home) (in huis) | zeer netjes, zeer ordelijk bn |
housewarming,
house-warming,
house warming n | (party to celebrate new home) (anglicisme) | housewarming nw de |
| | (anglicisme) | housewarming party nw de |
| | | inwijdingsfeest nw het |
| | The Hudsons held a lavish housewarming when they moved into their new house. |
| in the doghouse expr | figurative, informal (in disgrace) | uit de gratie bw |
| | My husband embarrassed me in front of my friends; he's in the doghouse tonight. |
| keep house vtr + n | (do housework) | het huishouden doen nw + ww |
| | While she was sick, her sister kept house for her. |
| keep house vtr + n | figurative (maintain accounts) | de boekhouding doen nw + ww |
| | 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) | vrouw des huizes nw de |
| | The telemarketer asked to speak to the lady of the house. |
| man of the house n | (responsible head of household) | man des huizes, heer des huizes nw de |
| | Jim became man of the house after his father died. |
| manor n | (country house, stately home) (versterkt huis) | hazevate nw de |
| | | hofstede nw de |
| | | landhuis nw het |
| | This weekend we will leave the city and visit our manor in the country. |
| master of the house n | (male head of household) | heer des huizes nw de |
| | 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) | gebedshuis nw het |
meetinghouse,
meeting house n | (Quaker house of worship) (Quakers) | gebedshuis nw het |
nuthouse,
nut house n | dated, offensive, informal (psychiatric hospital) (verouderd) | gekkenhuis nw het |
| | | psychiatrische inrichting bn+nw de |
nuthouse,
nut house n | figurative, informal (chaotic place) (figuurlijk, informeel) | gekkenhuis nw het |
Statehouse,
State House n | US (state capitol building) | parlementsgebouw nw het |
teashop,
tea shop,
tearoom,
tea room,
tea house,
teahouse n | (café serving tea) | theehuis nw het |
| | He used to sit in the tea shop and read the papers. |
| town house n | (home in a city) | huis in de stad nw het |
| | Town houses usually share their side walls with similar buildings. |
| town house n | (terraced house) | rijtjeshuis nw het |
| | The fire quickly spread to a row of town houses. |
| town house n | (large residence in a city) | herenhuis nw het |
| | George was rich enough to buy a town house in Manhattan. |
| upper house n | (higher parliamentary chamber) | Hogerhuis nw het, ont. |
| | | Senaat nw de, ont. |
| | The Senate is the upper house of the United States Congress. |