1 a building in which people, especially a single family, live: “Houses have been built on the outskirts of the town for the workers in the new industrial estate.”
(woon)huis

2 a place or building used for a particular purpose: “a hen-house”
-huis

3 a theatre, or the audience in a theatre: “There was a full house for the first night of the play.”
volle bak

4 a family, usually important or noble, including its ancestors and descendants: “the house of David.”
huis

1 to provide with a house, accommodation or shelter: “All these people will have to be housed”
huisvesten

2 to store or keep somewhere: “The electric generator is housed in the garage.”
huisvesten

'housing (Zelfstandig naamwoord)

1 houses: “These flats will provide housing for the immigrants.”
woonruimte

2 the hard cover round a machine etc.
huis

'housing benefit (Zelfstandig naamwoord)

a payment given by a government to people who are entitled to it according to certain criteria (eg poverty) when they buy or rent a house, an apartment etc.
huursubsidie

house agent

a person who arranges the sale or letting of houses.
huismakelaar

house arrest

a type of arrest in which a person is not allowed to leave his own house: “He was kept under house arrest.”
huisarrest

'houseboat (Zelfstandig naamwoord)

a type of boat, usually with a flat bottom, which is built to be lived in.
woonboot

'housebreaker (Zelfstandig naamwoord)

a person who breaks into a house in order to steal.
inbreker, insluiper

'housebreaking (Zelfstandig naamwoord)

inbraak

'house-fly (Zelfstandig naamwoord)

the common fly, found throughout the world.
vlieg

'household (Zelfstandig naamwoord)

the people who live together in a house, including their servants: “How many people are there in this household?”
huishouding

'householder (Zelfstandig naamwoord)

the person who owns a house or pays the rent for it.
huiseigenaar, huurder

household word

something which is well-known to everyone: “His name is a household word throughout the country.”
begrip

'housekeeper (Zelfstandig naamwoord)

a person, usually a woman, who is paid to look after the management of a house.
(dienst)meisje

'housekeeping (Zelfstandig naamwoord)

the management of a house.
huishouden

'houseman (Zelfstandig naamwoord)

a recently qualified doctor who is living in a hospital while working there to complete his training.
interne arts

'housetrain (Werkwoord)

to train (a dog, cat etc) to be clean inside the house.
zindelijk maken

'house-warming (Zelfstandig naamwoord)

a party given after moving into a new house.
house-warming party
: “a house-warming party.”
house-warming

'housewife (Zelfstandig naamwoord)

a woman who looks after her house, her husband and her family, and who usually does not have a job outside the home.
huisvrouw

'housework (Zelfstandig naamwoord)

the work of keeping a house clean and tidy: “My mother has a woman to help her with the housework.”
huishouden

like a house on fire

1 very well: “The two children got on with each other like a house on fire.”
heel goed

2 very quickly: “I'm getting through this job like a house on fire.”
heel snel, als de wind
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to house	onderdak verschaffen (ww.) ; onderdak verlenen (ww.) ; onderdak geven (ww.) ; onderbrengen (ww.) ; iemand huisvesten (ww.) ; huizen (ww.) ; huisvesten (ww.) ; herbergen (ww.) ; accommoderen (ww.)
the house	het perceel ; het woonhuis ; de woning (v) ; het verblijf ; de vennootschap (v) ; de residentie (v) ; het pand ; het onderkomen ; de maatschap (v) ; het huis ; het bedrijf
house	thuis ; familie ; vrijstaande woning ; vrijstaand huis ; stal ; omhulsel in de zin van huis ; kast in de zin van huis ; huis in de zin van omhulsel ; geslacht

Bronnen: interglot; Vlietstra; Omegawiki.org; Wakefield genealogy pages; Wikipedia; Download IATE, European Union, 2017.; Autowoordenboek




EN: abode
EN: address
EN: domicile
EN: dwelling
EN: firm
EN: flat
EN: habitat
EN: habitation
EN: hall
EN: home

Let op; In het UK-Engels en het US-Engels worden verschillende woorden gebruikt. In UK-Engels gebruikt men `bungalow` In US-Engels gebruikt men `house (one story) / ranch house`

EN: the House NL: de Kamer NL: het armenhuis
EN: like a house on fire NL: alsof er brand was
EN: bring down the house NL: stormachtig applaus verwekken
EN: disorderly house NL: verdacht huis
EN: keep house NL: huis houden
EN: keep open house NL: zeer gastvrij zijn
EN: a drink on the house NL: een glaasje op rekening van de kastelein