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I . house [haʊs] N

1. house (inhabitation):

house
casa f
to move house
mudar de casa
to set one's house in order fig
arrumar a casa

2. house (family):

house
família f
the House of Windsor
a Casa de Windsor

II . house [haʊz] VB trans

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1. house (give place to live):

house refugees
acolher

country house N

in-house ADV COMM

Lower House N

public house N esp Brit form

publishing house N

rooming house N Am

tree house N

White House N

Usage examples with houses

the police station houses more than 300 prisoners
a delegacia abriga mais de 300 prisioneiros

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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It houses science laboratories in addition to classrooms and faculty offices.
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The partial basement houses attendant rooms and mechanical equipment.
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It established a largely decentralized commercial empire based upon linkages by merchant houses protecting trade routes throughout the region.
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The 145-bed facility houses a surgical suite containing 9 operating rooms.
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Though electricity is not available but few of the houses have solar panels to run home appliances.
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Its large circulation brought fierce winds to the entire island, damaging 72,605 houses and destroying 28,005 homes.
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Restaurants and apartments spill out of old houses, and old storefronts tumble out from behind new ones.
www.theglobeandmail.com
The council moved in to block up some of the houses in 2013.
www.leinsterexpress.ie
A few houses have five or six storeys, the topmost being used as the kitchen.
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The upper fort's magazine and various other buildings were converted to be used as basic bunk houses, kitchen and dining area.
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