house Signification, définition

Signification de house en français

• 0 a building where a family lives -- maison [ feminine ]

  • Come over to my house. Viens chez moi.

  • a three-bedroom house une maison avec trois chambres

• 1 [ singular ] the people who live in a house -- maison [ feminine ]

  • When I got home, the whole house was asleep. Quand je suis arrivé chez moi, toute la maison dormait.

• 2 a group of people who make a country’s laws -- Chambre [ feminine ]

  • the British Houses of Parliament le Parlement britannique

  • the U.S. House of Representatives la Chambre des communes

• 3 [ singular ] a restaurant, hotel, bar, or other place that serves food and drink -- maison [ feminine ]

  • a steak house un grill

  • a specialty of the house une spécialité de la maison

  • Your next drink is on the house. Votre prochaine consommation est offerte par la maison.

• 4 the area in a theater where the audience sits -- salle [ feminine ]

  • The show opened to a packed house. Le spectacle s’est ouvert sur une salle comble.

• 5 to provide a home -- loger

  • new apartments to house the poor des appartements neufs pour loger les personnes pauvres

• 6 to act as storage -- contenir

  • the file that houses data for the project le dossier qui contient des données pour le projet

• 7 a building in which people, especially a single family, live -- maison

  • Houses have been built on the outskirts of the town for the workers in the new industrial estate.

• 8 a place or building used for a particular purpose -- maison

  • a hen house

  • a public house.

• 9 a theatre, or the audience in a theatre/theater -- salle

  • There was a full house for the first night of the play.

• 10 a family, usually important or noble, including its ancestors and descendants -- maison

  • the house of Tudor.

• 11 to provide with a house, accommodation or shelter -- loger, héberger

  • All these people will have to be housed

  • The animals are housed in the barn.

• 12 to store or keep somewhere -- placer

  • The electric generator is housed in the garage.