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house

house

Meaning of house

a building for living

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British English/ə ˈhaʊs/
American English/ˈhaʊs/
Russian transcription[ˈdom]
house
house - дом
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house with Russian translation

house usage examples

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Мы приглашаем друзей в дом на воскресный обед.

We invite friends to the house for Sunday lunch.

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Прошлым летом они покрасили дом в бледно-жёлтый цвет.

They painted the house a pale yellow last summer.

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houseдом
appleяблоко
riceрис
butterсливочное масло
chickenкурица
familyсемья
momмама

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What's the difference between house / home

🇬🇧English
house

The basic term for a residential building; identical in meaning to the headword.

A1Very Often

They bought a new house near the park.

Они купили новый дом рядом с парком.

🇬🇧English

Emotional/abstract term for where someone lives or feels belonging; emphasizes comfort and family.

A1Very Often

After a long trip, I was happy to be home.

После долгой поездки я был рад вернуться домой.

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How to pronounce house and what this word means

house translation: дом. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce house

/ə ˈhaʊs/

house translation

дом

house examples

We invite friends to the house for Sunday lunch.

house transcription

/ə ˈhaʊs/, /ˈhaʊs/

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house meaning: what does it mean?

a building for living

house pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

house is pronounced as /ə ˈhaʊs/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

house definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

We invite friends to the house for Sunday lunch. Translation: Мы приглашаем друзей в дом на воскресный обед.

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