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| apartment house n | US (block of flats) | våningshus, hyreshus s |
| beach house n | (seaside chalet) | sommarstuga s |
| | | strandvilla s |
| | She invited me to spend a week at her beach house. |
boarding house,
boardinghouse n | (guesthouse: offers lodging) | pensionat s |
| | | mindre hotell adj + s |
| | Some friends and I are staying in a boarding house this summer. |
boarding house,
also US: boardinghouse,
also UK: boarding-house n | (school accommodation) (vardagligt) | boardingskola s |
| | | inackorderingsskola s |
clearinghouse (US),
clearing house (UK) n | (agency: settles transactions) (banker) | clearingcentral s |
clearinghouse (US),
clearing house (UK) n | (academic: handles information) | clearinghouse s |
| | | informationsavdelning s |
| | 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, kafé s |
| | | fik s |
| | 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) (bildlig) | fika vitr |
| | | småprata vitr |
| | | snacka vitr |
| council house n | UK (home: subsidized) | kommunal bostad adj + s |
| country house n | (mansion) | lantgods s |
| | | herrgård s |
| | The upkeep of the family's country house proved too expensive and it fell into ruin. |
customhouse,
custom house,
customs house n | (office handling import duties) | tullhus s |
| | (bestämd form) | tullen s |
| detached house n | (house with no shared wall) (vardagligt) | villa s |
| | | fristående hus s |
| | My elderly in-laws live in a detached house in Staines. |
| doghouse n | (kennel for a dog) | hundkoja s |
| | Gwen built a doghouse for her new puppy to sleep in. |
dollhouse (US),
doll's house,
dolls' house (UK) n | (miniature house for dolls) | dockskåp s |
| | | dockhus s |
| | Edgar built an elaborate dollhouse for his granddaughter. |
dosshouse,
doss house,
doss-house n | UK, dated, slang (cheap guesthouse) (ålderdomligt) | slafis s |
| | (modern) | hostel s |
| dream house n | (ideal house for [sb]) | drömhus s |
| | My dream house would be a villa with a swimming pool. |
| dwelling house n | (residence) | bostadshus, boningshus s |
| frame house n | (house with a timber frame) | korsvirkeshus s |
| | | hus med trästomme s |
| | Frame houses are common in the USA, where timber is cheap and plentiful. |
| front of house n | (part of theater) | publikutrymme s |
| front-of-house n as adj | (dealing with customers and public) (förled) | informations- adj |
| | | pr- adj |
| front of house adv | (theater: with customers and public) | publik, allmän adv |
| | | öppen för allmänheten adv |
| | (vardaglig) | öppen adv |
| | Tickets are sold front of house. |
full house,
full hand n | (poker: 3 of a kind and a pair) | kåk s |
| | Sandy has a full house: three nines and two queens. |
guesthouse,
also UK: guest house,
guest-house n | (boarding house or inn) | pensionat s |
| | (lånord) | guest house, guesthouse s |
| | 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) | gästhus, gäststuga s |
| | Grandma and Grandpa will stay in the guesthouse when they visit. |
| haunted house n | (house occupied by a ghost) | hemsökt hus s |
| | | hus som det spökar i uttr |
| | Strange noises came from the haunted house late at night. |
| haunted house n | (fairground attraction) | spökhus s |
| | The two girls came out of the haunted house shrieking and giggling. |
henhouse,
hen-house,
hen house n | (shelter for chickens) | hönshus s |
home construction,
house construction n | (building a house) | huskonstruktion s |
| | | husbygge s |
| house arrest n | (imprisonment in one's home) (juridik) | husarrest s |
| | The Burmese political dissident was under house arrest for many years. |
| house of cards n | (structure made of playing cards) | korthus s |
| house of cards n | figurative (fragile structure) (bildlig) | korthus s |
| House of Commons n | UK (part of Parliament) | Brittiska underhuset s |
| | The MP for North Durham led the debate in the House of Commons. |
| House of Lords n | UK (Parliamentary chamber of peers) | Brittiska överhuset s |
| | The Labour party plans to replace the House of Lords with an elected senate. |
| House of Representatives n | US (lower chamber of Congress) (i USA) | representanthuset s |
| House of Representatives n | (lower chamber of state legislature) | representanthus s |
| house plant n | (plant grown indoors) | krukväxt, rumsväxt s |
housefly,
house fly,
house-fly,
plural: houseflies n | (common flying insect) (insekt) | husfluga s |
househusband,
also UK: house husband n | (married man who is a homemaker) | hemmaman s |
| | (specifik) | pappaledig man s |
houseproud,
house-proud adj | (attentive to appearance and upkeep of one's home) | huslig adj |
| | (vardagligt, bildlig) | städgalen adj |
| | (bildlig) | städmanisk adj |
housewarming,
house-warming,
house warming n | (party to celebrate new home) | inflyttningsfest s |
| | The Hudsons held a lavish housewarming when they moved into their new house. |
| in the doghouse expr | figurative, informal (in disgrace) (vardagligt) | ligga illa till uttr |
| | (vardagligt) | ligga risigt till uttr |
| | My husband embarrassed me in front of my friends; he's in the doghouse tonight. |
| in-house adj | (company: internal) | intern adj |
| | They will provide in-house training instead of sending the whole staff out of town. |
| in-house adv | (company: internally) | internt adv |
| | Every part is manufactured in-house. |
| keep house vtr + n | (do housework) (omodern) | utföra hushållssysslor vtr + spl |
| | (ungefärlig översättning) | hjälpa till med hemmet vbal uttr |
| | While she was sick, her sister kept house for her. |
| keep house vtr + n | figurative (maintain accounts) | sköta bokföringen vtr + s |
| | | hushålla vtr |
| | 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) (ungefärlig översättning) | frun i huset uttr |
| | The telemarketer asked to speak to the lady of the house. |
| man of the house n | (responsible head of household) (omodern) | mannen i huset s |
| | Jim became man of the house after his father died. |
| manor n | (country house, stately home) | herrgård, gods s |
| | This weekend we will leave the city and visit our manor in the country. |
| manor house n | (country house, stately home, mansion) | herrgård s |
| | (vardagligt) | gård s |
| | There is a village fete at the manor house this weekend. |
| master of the house n | (male head of household) | mannen i huset s |
| | (omodern) | husets herre s |
| | (ålderdomlig) | husbonde s |
| | 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) | bönehus s |
| | | församlingshem s |
| | (generell) | kyrka s |
meetinghouse,
meeting house n | (Quaker house of worship) | möteshus s |
| | | församlingshem s |
mobile home,
house trailer n | (trailer used as permanent residence) | husvagn s |
| | 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) | byta hus vtr + s |
| | | flytta vitr |
| | We're moving house so we need to pack everything into boxes. |
nuthouse,
nut house n | dated, offensive, informal (psychiatric hospital) (vardagligt, kränkande) | dårhus s |
| | | mentalsjukhus s |
| | | mentalklinik s |
nuthouse,
nut house n | figurative, informal (chaotic place) | mentalsjukhus |
| | (bildlig) | aphus s |
| open house n | (event permitting free entry to all) | öppet hus adj + s |
| | 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) | operahus s |
| | (vardagligt) | opera s |
| | Sydney has one of the world's most famous opera houses. Which metro stop is nearest to the opera? |
painter and decorator,
house painter and decorator n | ([sb] who paints homes, etc.) | målare och dekoratör s |
| public house n | UK, formal (drinking establishment) | pub, krog s |
| | (ålderdomligt) | värdshus s |
| publishing house | (company that publishes) | förlag, bokförlag s |
| residential house n | (property: home) (egendom: hem) | bostadshus s |
| safe house n | figurative (place of security, refuge) (bildlig) | fristad s |
| | | trygg plats adj + s |
| | | tillflykt s |
| | There are groups that help refugees find a safe house when they reach a new country. |
settlement,
settlement house n | (welfare establishment) | hemgård s |
| | | settlement s |
| | She learned English in night classes at the settlement house. |
Statehouse,
State House n | US (state capitol building) | delstatsparlamentsbyggnad s |
teashop,
tea shop,
tearoom,
tea room,
tea house,
teahouse n | (café serving tea) | café, kafé s |
| | He used to sit in the tea shop and read the papers. |
tenement,
tenement house n | US (run-down apartment building) | bostadshus s, spl |
| | | hyreshus s, spl |
| | He grew up in a tenement in the poorer part of town. |
| town house n | (home in a city) | hus i stad s |
| | (hus ihopbyggt med andra) | radhus s |
| | Town houses usually share their side walls with similar buildings. |
| town house n | (terraced house) | radhus s |
| | The fire quickly spread to a row of town houses. |
| town house n | (large residence in a city) | villa s |
| | | hus s |
| | George was rich enough to buy a town house in Manhattan. |
| tree house n | (playhouse built in a tree) | trädkoja, koja s |
| | The kids play in their tree house when they're bored. |
upper house,
Upper House n | (higher parliamentary chamber) (politik) | överhus s |
| | (politik) | första kammare s |
| | The Senate is the upper house of the United States Congress. |
| the White House n | (official residence of US President) | Vita huset egen |
| | President Obama and family were the residents of the White House from January 2009 to January 2017. |