bathhouse 
Haus 
房屋 ☊ → 住宅 ☊ → 商号 ☊ → 
house 
บ้านเช่า ☊ baanF chaoF 
maison ☊ 
nhà 
房子 
Haus 
house ☊ 
nhà ☊ Places my house ☊ Ngôi nhà của tôi ☊ Places Her house is next to this river. ☊ Nhà của cô ấy ở bên cạnh con sông này. ☊ Nature There is a coconut tree behind my house. ☊ Có một cây dừa phía sau ngôi nhà của tôi. ☊ Miscellaneous This house is very spacious. ☊ Cái nhà này rất rộng. ☊ Adjectives 3 My father planted two trees behind the house. ☊ Bố của tôi đã trồng hai cái cây ở phía sau nhà. ☊ Verbs 5 She declares the house is hers. ☊ Cô ấy tuyên bố ngôi nhà là của cô ấy. ☊ Verbs 5 Is your house built on a solid foundation? ☊ Nhà của bạn có được xây dựng trên một nền tảng vững chắc không? ☊ Abstract Objects 3 This house is everything that I have. ☊ Căn nhà này là mọi thứ mà tôi có. ☊ Classifier 3.1 CF (house, room) ☊ Căn ☊ Classifier 3.1 Our house is here. Đây là nhà của chúng tôi. * 019 Is there a boarding house / a bed and breakfast nearby? Ở gần đây có nhà trọ không? * 030 The house is small. Căn nhà này nhỏ. * 082 The house is at the end of the road. Căn nhà nằm ở cuối đường. * 101 like: house → →
That house is made of wood ☊ cái nhà ấy làm bằng gỗ ☊ to confine to the house (a highborn girl in a feudal society) ☊ cấm cung ☊ keep a bawdy house and a gambling-house ☊ gá thổ đổ hồ ☊ lower house, house of commons, house of representatives ☊ hạ nghị viện ☊ queen’s apartments-shrine, sanctuary (of a communal house or temple) ☊ hậu cung ☊ (1) termite, white ant (2) house lizard
(3) end (of entangled thread or string), beginning (of an involved story); [CL for feelings, tensions, relationships], cause for (hope, worry, danger), customer, passenger
(4) liaison, go-between ☊
mối ☊ go to the bride’s house and escort her to the bridegroom’s ☊ nghênh hôn ☊ speaker (of a colonialist house of deputies) ☊ nghị trưởng ☊ (1) [CL for experts] (2) building, house
(3) house, family, clan, home ☊
nhà ☊ the Nguyen dynasty, the house of Nguyen ☊ nhà Nguyễn ☊ adjacent house, house next door ☊ nhà bên cạnh ☊ gambling house owner ☊ nhà gá ☊ communal house (in the western plateau) ☊ nhà rông ☊ my house is over there ☊ nhà tôi ở kia ☊ the house is close to a field ☊ nhà ở áp cánh đồng ☊ the top (ridge) of a house roof ☊ nóc nhà ☊ to put under house arrest ☊ quản thúc tại gia ☊ to leave one’s house or home ☊ rời nhà ☊ brothel, house of prostitution, parlor house ☊ thanh lâu ☊ senate, house of lords ☊ thượng nghị viện ☊ Senate, upper house (legislative) ☊ thượng viện ☊ god of the soil, local, god, house spirit, earth genie ☊ thổ thần ☊ lower house, house of commons ☊ thứ dân viện ☊ protect one’s new or newly built house against evil ☊ trấn trạch ☊ lower house, house of commons (in uk), house of ☊ viện dân biểu ☊ upper house, senate (us), house of lords (uk) ☊ viện quý tộc ☊ lose one’s house and fortune ☊ vong gia bại sản ☊ communal village house containing a shrine ☊ đình ☊ cohabit (with), keep house together ☊ đồng cư ☊ (1) snail, mollusk, shellfish, animal with a shell (2) house
(3) screw ☊
ốc ☊ 288
They live in a very big house. ☊ Họ sống trong căn nhà rất lớn. ☊ 527
It's a nice house but it doesn't have a big yard. ☊ Ngôi nhà đẹp đấy nhưng không có sân rộng. ☊ 627
the house. ☊ Gerhard có làm việc gì đó ngoài sân nhưng anh ấy không làm việc gì trong nhà cả. ☊ 852
How long have you lived in this house? ☊ Cậu đã sống trong ngôi nhà này được bao lâu rồi? ☊ 876
Nobody lives in those houses. They've been empty for many years. ☊ Không ai sống trong những căn nhà kia cả. Ở đó bỏ không đã được nhiều năm. ☊ 1016
This house was built one hundred (100) years ago. ☊ Ngôi nhà này được xây cách đây một trăm năm. ☊ 1017
These houses were built one hundred (100) years ago. ☊ Những ngôi nhà này được xây cách đây một trăm năm. ☊ 1033
The house was painted last month. ☊ Nhà được sơn tháng trước. ☊ 1045
Somebody broke into our house, but nothing was stolen. ☊ Có người đột nhập vào nhà chúng tôi nhưng không có gì bị trộm mất. ☊ 1062
Some new houses are being built across from the park. ☊ Có một số ngôi nhà mới đang được xây dọc đường từ phía công viên. ☊ 1090
How old are these houses? Whwere they built? ☊ Những ngôi nhà này bao nhiêu tuổi? Chúng dược xây lúc nào? ☊ 1105
I've lived in this house for t(10) years. ☊ Tôi đã sống trong căn nhà này được mười năm. ☊ 1142
Whwere these houses built? ☊ Những ngôi nhà này xây khi nào? ☊ 1230
We're meeting at Raj's house at eight o'clock (8:00). ☊ Chúng ta sẽ gặp nhau ở nhà Raj lúc tám giờ. ☊ 1432
The Garcias have six (6) childrand three (3) dogs. They must have a big house. ☊ Nhà Gracia có sáu con và ba con chó. Họ hẳn phải có một ngôi nhà to. ☊ 1609
Which would you prefer to have: a small house or a big one? ☊ Cậu thích có cái nào hơn: một căn nhà nhỏ hay một căn lớn? ☊ 1610
I'd rather have a big house than a small one. ☊ Tôi thích có một căn nhà lớn hơn có một căn nhỏ. ☊ 1679
There's a red car outside your house. Is it yours? ☊ Có một chiếc xe hơi màu đỏ bên ngoài nhà của cậu. Nó là của cậu à? ☊ 1736
How far is it from your house to the airport? ☊ Từ nhà cậu đến sân bay cách bao xa? ☊ 1886
Our neighbor just got air conditioning installed in their house. ☊ Hàng xóm của chúng tôi vừa cho lắp điều hoà nhiệt độ trong nhà họ. ☊ 2102
I'm thinking of buying a house. ☊ Tôi đang nghĩ đến việc mua nhà. ☊ 2202
A man ran out of the house shouting. ☊ Một người đàn ông đã la hét chạy ra khỏi ngôi nhà. ☊ 2404
The house is empty. There's no one living there. ☊ Căn nhà trống không. Không có ai sống ở đấy. ☊ 2607
We expected their house to be very big, but it's no bigger than ours. ☊ Chúng tôi nghĩ nhà của họ rất to nhưng nó không to hơn nhà chúng tôi. ☊ 2660
house. ☊ Tôi sẽ gửi cậu bản đồ và chỉ dẫn phòng khi cậu không tìm thấy nhà của chúng tôi. ☊ That house looks as if it's going to fall down.'> 2682 That house looks as if it's going to fall down.'>
That house looks like it's going to fall down. > That house looks as if it's going to fall down. That house looks as if it's going to fall down.'> ☊ Ngôi nhà kia trông như sắp đổ. > Ngôi nhà kia trông như là sắp đổ. ☊ 2919
Take your shoes o before coming inside my house, and please don't wake the baby up. ☊ Hãy cởi giày trước khi vào nhà tôi và làm ơn đừng đánh thức em bé. ☊ 2945
Some old houses were torn down to make room for a new housing development. The owners of the houses tried to protest, but it was to no avail. ☊ Một số ngôi nhà cũ bị đập bỏ để lấy chỗ phát triển nhà ở mới. Chủ của những ngôi nhà ấy đã cố gắng biểu tình nhưng không được tích sự gì. ☊ 2947
The re ghters were able to put the re out before the house burned down. ☊ Lính cứu hoả đã có thể dập tắt ngọn lửa trước khi ngôn nhà bị cháy trụi. ☊ 2990
In the aftermath of the tornado, they discovered a lot of uprooted trees and houses that had been blown down. ☊ Ở nơi chịu ảnh hưởng của cơn lốc, người ta phát hiện ra rất nhiều cây bật gốc và nhà đã bị quật đổ. ☊ access to sth: The only access to the farmhouse is across the fields. ☊ access ☊
There's a school just across from our house. ☊ across ☊
Police found him at an address (= a house or flat/apartment) in West London. ☊ address ☊
address sth: The letter was correctly addressed, but delivered to the wrong house. ☊ address ☊
It was pleasantly cool in the house after the sticky heat outside. ☊ after ☊
If you're going to rent out your house while you're abroad, you'll need someone to act as your agent here. ☊ agent ☊
Their house is almost opposite ours. ☊ almost ☊
Houses had been built along both sides of the river. ☊ along ☊
a house among the trees ☊ among ☊
The two houses stood 500 metres apart. ☊ apart ☊
Apart from their house in London, they also have a villa in Spain. ☊ apart from ☊
The house is built around a central courtyard. ☊ around ☊
Our house is just around the corner. ☊ around ☊
Opposition leaders were put under house arrest (= not allowed to leave their houses). ☊ arrest ☊
The decor inside the house was very artistic. ☊ artistic ☊
I didn't ask them in (= to come into the house). ☊ ask ☊
We must ask the neighbours round (= to our house). ☊ ask ☊
She's at Tom's (= at Tom's house). ☊ at ☊
The old house is full of atmosphere (= it's very interesting). ☊ atmosphere ☊
We've grown very attached to this house. ☊ attached ☊
a big house with an attractive garden ☊ attractive ☊
The house has three bedrooms at the front and two at the back. ☊ back ☊
If you'd like to come round the back (= to the area behind the house), I'll show you the garden. ☊ back ☊
a house on the banks of the River Severn (= on land near the river) ☊ bank ☊
The house was still being built. ☊ be ☊
bear doing sth: I can't bear having cats in the house. ☊ bear ☊
a beautifully decorated house ☊ beautifully ☊
This is the master bedroom (= the main bedroom of the house). ☊ bedroom ☊
The house was near a park but there was a road in between. ☊ between ☊
a big man/house/increase ☊ big ☊
The protesters marched in a body (= all together) to the White House. ☊ body ☊
Who's the boss (= who's in control) in this house? ☊ boss ☊
it bothers sb to do sth: It bothers me to think of her alone in that big house. ☊ bother ☊
Their house is at the bottom end of Bury Road (= the end furthest from where you enter the road). ☊ bottom ☊
Champagne houses owe their success to brand image. ☊ brand ☊
We decorated the house on a tight budget (= without much money to spend). ☊ budget ☊
build (sth): They have permission to build 200 new houses. ☊ build ☊
build sth of/in/from sth: a house built of stone ☊ build ☊
build sth for sb: They had a house built for them. ☊ build ☊
The house was burnt to the ground (= completely destroyed). ☊ burn ☊
The house burned to the ground. ☊ burn ☊
The house burned down in 1895. ☊ burn down, burn sth down ☊
bury sb/sth: The house was buried under ten feet of snow. ☊ bury ☊
Have you found a buyer for your house ? ☊ buyer ☊
a house by the river ☊ by ☊
The house is heated by gas. ☊ by ☊
House prices went up by 10%. ☊ by ☊
How much do men share housework and the care of the children? ☊ care ☊
We have fitted carpets (= carpets from wall to wall) in our house. ☊ carpet ☊
Volunteers formed a human chain to rescue precious items from the burning house. ☊ chain ☊
the Senate/House chamber ☊ chamber ☊
Our new house is close to the school. ☊ close ☊
a cold room/house ☊ cold ☊
What time did you come (= to my house)? ☊ come ☊
Thanks for coming (= to my house, party, etc.). ☊ come ☊
a warm comfortable house ☊ comfortable ☊
This house doesn't compare with our previous one (= it is not as good). ☊ compare ☊
concern (that...): There is widespread concern that new houses will be built on protected land. ☊ concern ☊
The house is in a generally poor condition. ☊ condition ☊
the car's contribution to the greenhouse effect ☊ contribution ☊
The pub is a converted warehouse. ☊ convert ☊
criticism that...: My only criticism of the house is that it is on a main road. ☊ criticism ☊
Buyers will bargain hard to cut the cost of the house they want. ☊ cut ☊
The old house smells of damp. ☊ damp ☊
One day, he walked out of the house with a small bag and never came back. ☊ one day ☊
Mary is the decision-maker in the house. ☊ decision ☊
The decorative touches have made this house a warm and welcoming home. ☊ decorative ☊
deliver (sth) to sb/sth: Leaflets have been delivered to every household. ☊ deliver ☊
We've put down a 5% deposit on the house. ☊ deposit ☊
He designed and built his own house. ☊ design ☊
The house had everything you could desire. ☊ desire ☊
We found the house without difficulty. ☊ difficulty ☊
I can never find a pen in this house. They disappear as soon as I buy them. ☊ disappear ☊
discover sb/sth: Police discovered a large stash of drugs while searching the house. ☊ discover ☊
She took an instant dislike to the house and the neighbourhood. ☊ dislike ☊
The beach is within walking distance of my house (= you can walk there easily). ☊ distance ☊
domestic service (= the work of a servant in a large house) ☊ domestic ☊
There's somebody at the door (= at the front door of a house). ☊ door ☊
Houses are more expensive down south. ☊ down ☊
The announcement had a dramatic effect on house prices. ☊ dramatic ☊
She drew a house. ☊ draw ☊
He did/made a drawing of the old farmhouse. ☊ drawing ☊
a dream car/house/job, etc. ☊ dream ☊
She is allergic to house dust. ☊ dust ☊
The house faces east. ☊ east ☊
Their house isn't the easiest place to get to. ☊ easy ☊
a big house on/at the edge of town ☊ edge ☊
I spent hours cleaning the house, but there isn't much to show for all my efforts. ☊ effort ☊
an empty house/room/bus ☊ empty ☊
The house had been standing empty (= without people living in it) for some time. ☊ empty ☊
They live in the end house. ☊ end ☊
an enormous house/dog ☊ enormous ☊
This house isn't big enough for us. ☊ enough ☊
A lighthouse marks the entrance to the harbour. ☊ entrance ☊
the front/back/side entrance of the house ☊ entrance ☊
They share the housework equally. ☊ equally ☊
Evening was falling by the time we reached the house. ☊ evening ☊
expect sb/sth to do sth: House prices are expected to rise sharply. ☊ expect ☊
living/household/medical/legal, etc. expenses ☊ expense ☊
to extend a fence/road/house ☊ extend ☊
The house has extensive grounds. ☊ extensive ☊
We've asked the neighbours to keep an eye on the house for us while we are away. ☊ keep an eye on sb/sth ☊
Ivy covered the front face of the house. ☊ face ☊
The house had fallen into disrepair. ☊ fall ☊
The house looked as if it was about to fall down. ☊ fall ☊
How far is it to your house from here? ☊ far ☊
the house farthest away from the road ☊ farthest ☊
the part of the garden farthest from the house ☊ farthest ☊
Moving house put a severe strain on our finances. ☊ finance ☊
The warehouse has been badly damaged by fire. ☊ fire ☊
Five people died in a house fire last night. ☊ fire ☊
Do you live in a flat or a house? ☊ flat ☊
Many large old houses have been converted into flats. ☊ flat ☊
flood sth: If the pipe bursts it could flood the whole house. ☊ flood ☊
Their house is on three floors (= it has three floors). ☊ floor ☊
He followed her into the house. ☊ follow ☊
walking around the house in bare feet (= not wearing shoes or socks) ☊ foot ☊
I learnt that the house had formerly been an inn. ☊ formerly ☊
The explosion shook the foundations of the houses nearby. ☊ foundation ☊
There's a garden at the front of the house. ☊ front ☊
The bus stops right in front of our house. ☊ in front of ☊
Their house is the one with the big garden in front. ☊ in front ☊
Let's go through to the front room (= the main room in a house where people sit and entertain guests). ☊ front ☊
a house with an attached garage ☊ garage ☊
My family have lived in this house for generations. ☊ generation ☊
The vegetables are grown under glass (= in a greenhouse ). ☊ glass ☊
I'm going around to my sister's (= her house) later. ☊ go around/round (to...) ☊
We're going to buy a house when we've saved enough money. ☊ be going to do sth ☊
Now is a good time to buy a house. ☊ good ☊
It's not a very grand house. ☊ grand ☊
The house has extensive grounds. ☊ ground ☊
Houses and a luxury tourist hotel were burned to the ground (= completely destroyed, so that there is nothing left). ☊ ground ☊
a group of girls/trees/houses ☊ group ☊
One of the men kept guard, while the other broke into the house. ☊ guard ☊
a paying guest (= a person who is living in a private house, but paying as if they were in a hotel) ☊ guest ☊
We thought long and hard before deciding to move house. ☊ hard ☊
Many household products are potentially harmful. ☊ harmful ☊
The house has gas-fired central heating. ☊ have ☊
The heat wasn't on and the house was freezing. ☊ heat ☊
help with sth: He always helps with the housework. ☊ help ☊
When I bought the house, my sister helped me out with a loan. ☊ help out, help sb out ☊
We hid from our pursuers in an empty house. ☊ hide ☊
hide sth: The house was hidden by trees. ☊ hide ☊
The house has a high wall all the way round it. ☊ high ☊
The house is built on the side of a hill overlooking the river. ☊ hill ☊
He went into the house. ☊ house ☊
a two-bedroom house ☊ house ☊
Let's have the party at my house. ☊ house ☊
house prices ☊ house ☊
What time do you leave the house in the morning (= to go to work)? ☊ house ☊
We're moving house (= leaving our house and going to live in a different one). ☊ house ☊
We went on a tour of the house and grounds (= for example, at a country house, open to the public). ☊ house ☊
Be quiet or you'll wake the whole house! ☊ house ☊
Most households now own at least one car. ☊ household ☊
low-income/one-parent, etc. households ☊ household ☊
the head of the household ☊ household ☊
household bills/chores/goods (= connected with looking after a house and the people living in it) ☊ household ☊
the housing market (= the activity of buying and selling houses, etc.) ☊ housing ☊
I'll dress how I like in my own house! ☊ how ☊
Human remains (= the body of a dead person) were found inside the house. ☊ human ☊
hunt for sb: Detectives are hunting for thieves who broke into a warehouse yesterday. ☊ hunt ☊
We're going house-hunting at the weekend. ☊ hunting ☊
imagine sth: The house was just as she had imagined it. ☊ imagine ☊
The implication in his article is that being a housewife is greatly inferior to every other occupation. ☊ implication ☊
imply (that)...: The survey implies (that) more people are moving house than was thought. ☊ imply ☊
The house is in good repair. ☊ in ☊
house price indexes ☊ index ☊
Go inside the house. ☊ inside ☊
life/car/travel/household, etc. insurance ☊ insurance ☊
Come into the house. ☊ into ☊
We bought the house as an investment (= to make money). ☊ investment ☊
I've got various jobs around the house to do. ☊ job ☊
They were joint owners of the house (= they owned it together). ☊ joint ☊
These old houses are going to be knocked down. ☊ knock sth down ☊
I went to sleep secure in the knowledge that I was not alone in the house. ☊ knowledge ☊
We drove along a muddy lane to reach the farmhouse. ☊ lane ☊
a large area/family/house/car/appetite ☊ large ☊
Women usually do the larger share of the housework. ☊ large ☊
It's the last house on the left. ☊ last ☊
a late Victorian house ☊ late ☊
Kate's word was law in the Brown household. ☊ law ☊
The foundations of the house are being laid today. ☊ lay ☊
to let sb into the house ☊ let ☊
some light housework ☊ light ☊
the lighted windows of the house ☊ light ☊
Do you like their new house? ☊ like ☊
a little house ☊ little ☊
to live in a house ☊ live ☊
We saw a load of houses before we bought this one. ☊ load ☊
The trucks waited at the warehouse to pick up their loads. ☊ load ☊
The house was pulled down long ago. ☊ long ☊
If you look carefully you can just see our house from here. ☊ look ☊
People came out of their houses and looked around. ☊ look around/round ☊
I fell in love with the house. ☊ love ☊
mail sb/sth: The company intends to mail 50 000 households in the area. ☊ mail ☊
The house is not yet connected to the mains. ☊ main ☊
The house is large and difficult to maintain. ☊ maintain ☊
make sth + noun: I made painting the house my project for the summer. ☊ make ☊
the property/job market (= the number and type of houses, jobs, etc. that are available) ☊ market ☊
Their house is massive. ☊ massive ☊
They have a massive great house. ☊ massive ☊
Matters were made worse by a fire in the warehouse. ☊ matter ☊
I know which area they live in, but whether I can find their house is a different matter. ☊ be another/a different matter ☊
'Are you going to sell your house?' 'Maybe.' ☊ maybe ☊
meet with sb: The President met with senior White House aides. ☊ meet ☊
The President met with senior White House aides. ☊ meet with sb ☊
He has two big houses in this country, not to mention his villa in France. ☊ not to mention ☊
There isn't a house for miles around here. ☊ mile ☊
We're moving house next month. ☊ month ☊
a house mouse ☊ mouse ☊
We moved house last week. ☊ move ☊
They often wandered around the house stark naked (= completely naked). ☊ naked ☊
His house is very near. ☊ near ☊
The house is in need of a thorough clean. ☊ need ☊
Houses in the neighbourhood of Paris are extremely expensive. ☊ neighbourhood ☊
Their house is neither big nor small. ☊ neither ☊
Houses are less expensive in the North (= of England) than in the South. ☊ north ☊
The house faces north. ☊ north ☊
Our beach house is just a couple of miles from the ocean. ☊ ocean ☊
Old houses are often damp. ☊ often ☊
We had more room in our old house. ☊ old ☊
a house on the Thames ☊ on ☊
The TV is always on in their house. ☊ on ☊
Our house is the one next to the school. ☊ one ☊
The house is not open to the public. ☊ open ☊
The house had been thrown open to the public. ☊ open ☊
The hall of the old house was open to the sky. ☊ open ☊
I could see smoke coming from the windows of the house directly opposite. ☊ opposite ☊
The house had been kept in good order. ☊ order ☊
our daughter/dog/house ☊ our ☊
Their house is very similar to ours, but ours is bigger. ☊ ours ☊
The outside of the house needs painting. ☊ outside ☊
You can park your car outside our house. ☊ outside ☊
The house is painted green outside. ☊ outside ☊
Do you own your house or do you rent it? ☊ own ☊
paint (sth): We've had the house painted. ☊ paint ☊
A red van was parked in front of the house. ☊ park ☊
We live in the house just past the church. ☊ past ☊
Pausing only to pull on a sweater, he ran out of the house. ☊ pause ☊
House prices rose five per cent last year. ☊ per cent ☊
We have plenty more of them in the warehouse. ☊ plenty ☊
She bought a small plot of land to build a house on. ☊ plot ☊
He pointed to the spot where the house used to stand. ☊ point ☊
Get out of the house or I'll call the police. ☊ police ☊
Selling the house is just one possibility that is open to us. ☊ possibility ☊
The house has a lot of potential. ☊ potential ☊
Bob's very practical. He does all the odd jobs around the house. ☊ practical ☊
the present owner of the house ☊ present ☊
preserve sth/sb: a perfectly preserved 14th century house ☊ preserve ☊
house/retail/oil/share prices ☊ price ☊
We're in the process of selling our house. ☊ process ☊
We should be able to sell the house at a profit. ☊ profit ☊
a publishing house (= company) ☊ publishing ☊
It's difficult to find a house in our price range (= that we can afford). ☊ range ☊
She hid away in her house, out of range of prying eyes. ☊ out of range (of sth) ☊
He was a regular visitor to her house. ☊ regular ☊
a religious house (= a monastery or convent ) ☊ religious ☊
Very little of the house remained after the fire. ☊ remain ☊
remote from sth: The farmhouse is remote from any other buildings. ☊ remote ☊
house removals ☊ removal ☊
rent sth (out) (to sb): He rents rooms in his house to students. ☊ rent ☊
The house is not in good repair. ☊ in good, bad, etc. repair, in a good, bad, etc. state of repair ☊
report sb/sth as sth/as doing sth: The house was reported as being in excellent condition. ☊ report ☊
be reported to be/have sth: The house was reported to be in excellent condition. ☊ report ☊
request sth (from sb): She requested permission to film at the White House. ☊ request ☊
The house was rescued from demolition. ☊ rescue ☊
The house has been lovingly restored to the way it looked in 1900 when it was built. ☊ restore ☊
The house retains much of its original charm. ☊ retain ☊
I returned from work to find the house empty. ☊ return ☊
He was proud of his beautiful house, and rightly so. ☊ rightly ☊
They have a house on the river (= beside it). ☊ river ☊
The house is on a very busy road. ☊ road ☊
We walked round to the back of the house. ☊ round ☊
Our house is round the next bend. ☊ round ☊
The house is not on a bus route. ☊ route ☊
the royal household ☊ royal ☊
garden/household rubbish ☊ rubbish ☊
The house had been left to go to ruin. ☊ ruin ☊
Two bodies were found among the charred ruins of the house. ☊ ruin ☊
Sad to say (= unfortunately) the house has now been demolished. ☊ sad ☊
They've put their house up for sale. ☊ for sale ☊
We have lived in the same house for twenty years. ☊ same ☊
search sth: His house had clearly been searched and the book was missing. ☊ search ☊
The school is housed in two separate buildings. ☊ separate ☊
serious (about doing sth): Is she serious about wanting to sell the house? ☊ serious ☊
The house is set (= located) in fifty acres of parkland. ☊ set ☊
The whole house shakes when a train goes past. ☊ shake ☊
share in sth: I try to get the kids to share in the housework. ☊ share ☊
Sue shares a house with three other students. ☊ share ☊
shelter sb/sth from sb/sth: Trees shelter the house from the wind. ☊ shelter ☊
The kitchen door is at the side of the house. ☊ side ☊
At last we came in sight of a few houses. ☊ sight ☊
The house was hidden from sight behind some trees. ☊ sight ☊
We fell in love with the house at first sight. ☊ at first sight ☊
There was no sign of life in the house (= there seemed to be nobody there). ☊ sign ☊
similar (in sth): The two houses are similar in size. ☊ similar ☊
You should have seen the size of their house! ☊ size ☊
I slept at my sister's house last night (= stayed the night there). ☊ sleep ☊
She slipped out of the house before the others were awake. ☊ slip ☊
It was a very old house with sloping walls. ☊ slope ☊
a small house/town/car/man ☊ small ☊
The house smelt of cedar wood and fresh polish. ☊ smell ☊
She sold the house soon after her husband died. ☊ soon ☊
Sorry, we don't allow dogs in the house. ☊ sorry ☊
He crept into the house trying not to make a sound. ☊ sound ☊
Houses are less expensive in the North than in the South (= of England). ☊ south ☊
We share a house and split all the bills. ☊ split ☊
After the earthquake, only a few houses were left standing. ☊ stand ☊
The TV stays on all day in their house. ☊ stay ☊
I stayed three nights at my cousin's house. ☊ stay ☊
a country's housing stock (= all the houses available for living in) ☊ stock ☊
Most of the houses are built of stone. ☊ stone ☊
Ann stopped in front of the house. ☊ stop ☊
The house was strangely quiet. ☊ strangely ☊
a substantial house ☊ substantial ☊
the house at the end of the street ☊ the ☊
Which is their house? ☊ their ☊
There's a room free in Bob's house next week but you can stay with us until then. ☊ then ☊
I think this is their house, but I'm not sure. ☊ think ☊
The house seemed less threatening in the cold light of day. ☊ threatening ☊
Go through this gate, and you'll see the house on your left. ☊ through ☊
The house was painted white throughout. ☊ throughout ☊
The house was said to be haunted. ☊ to ☊
The house they had offered us turned out to be a tiny apartment. ☊ turn out ☊
We take it in turns to do the housework. ☊ take turns (in sth/to do sth) ☊
Bungalows are a type of house. ☊ type ☊
The unfortunate animal was locked inside the house for a week. ☊ unfortunate ☊
uniform lines of terraced houses (= they all looked the same) ☊ uniform ☊
it upsets sb to do sth: It upsets me to think of her all alone in that big house. ☊ upset ☊
The police turned the whole house upside down looking for clues. ☊ turn sth upside down ☊
use sth as sth: The building is currently being used as a warehouse. ☊ use ☊
The house is clearly visible from the beach. ☊ visible ☊
wake to do sth: He woke up to find himself alone in the house. ☊ wake ☊
What this house wants is a good clean. ☊ want ☊
a warm house ☊ warm ☊
He led the child into the warmth and safety of the house. ☊ warmth ☊
I do the washing (= wash the clothes) in our house. ☊ washing ☊
household/industrial waste ☊ waste ☊
watch sth for sth: He watched the house for signs of activity. ☊ watch ☊
watch (for sth): He watched for signs of activity in the house. ☊ watch ☊
wave sth at sb: She waved her hand dismissively at the housekeeper. ☊ wave ☊
What a beautiful house! ☊ what ☊
Houses which overlook the lake cost more. ☊ which ☊
The people who called yesterday want to buy the house. ☊ who ☊
Whose house is that? ☊ whose ☊
It's the house whose door is painted red. ☊ whose ☊
The terrace runs the full width of the house. ☊ width ☊
My father left me the house in his will. ☊ will ☊
Our house can be very cold in (the) winter. ☊ winter ☊
a house within a mile of the station ☊ within ☊
We set to work on the outside of the house (= for example, painting it). ☊ get (down) to/set to work ☊
She'd lost her job. Even worse, she'd lost her house and her children, too. ☊ worse ☊
If the worst comes to the worst, we'll just have to sell the house. ☊ if the worst comes to the worst ☊
Our house is worth about £100 000. ☊ worth ☊
The new house really wasn't worth all the expense involved. ☊ worth ☊
maison ☊ elle est revenue habiter à la maison ☊
ménage ☊ j’ai un peu de ménage à faire pour l’instant ☊
pavillon ☊ il m’emmena bavarder dans le pavillon de la piscine ☊
phare ☊ éteignez les phares! restez où vous êtes! ☊
serre ☊ l’effet de serre est un phénomène naturel ☊