boarding house in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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I.board [Am bɔrd, Brit bɔːd] N

6. board U in phrases:

across the board (uniformly, without exceptions), they have promised to reduce taxation across the board
han prometido una reducción general de impuestos
they are demanding $120 across the board
exigen un aumento de 120 dólares para todo el personal
attr across-the-board
general
on board
a bordo
on board the ship/plane
a bordo del barco/avión
to go on board
embarcarse
attr on-board
de a bordo
to go by the board all these precautions tend to go by the board
todas estas precauciones suelen dejarse a un lado
she allowed all her scruples to go by the board
echó por la borda todos sus escrúpulos
to take sth on board Brit
asumir algo
to take sth on board responsibility
asumir algo
to take sth on board responsibility
hacerse cargo de algo
they wouldn't take him on board
no querían aceptarlo a bordo

II.board [Am bɔrd, Brit bɔːd] VB trans

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III.board [Am bɔrd, Brit bɔːd] VB intr

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See also aboveboard

aboveboard [Am əˈbəvˌbɔrd, Brit əˌbʌvˈbɔːd] ADJ pred

I.house <pl houses [ˈhaʊzəz]> N [Am haʊs, Brit haʊs]

1.1. house (dwelling):

house
casa f
I won't have that dog in the house
no quiero a ese perro en casa
come around to my house at six
ven a (mi) casa a las seis
the party's at my house
la fiesta es en (mi) casa
the man/lady of the house
el hombre/la señora de la casa
he's useless around the house
es un inútil para la casa
the house of God
la casa del Señor
a house divided
cualquier nación u organización con divisiones internas
to move house Brit
mudarse (de casa)
to move house Brit
cambiarse de casa
to play house
jugar a las casitas
a house of cards
un castillo de naipes
as safe as houses Brit
totalmente seguro
it's as safe as houses
es totalmente seguro
it's as safe as houses
no tiene el menor peligro
to clean house Am (restore order)
poner la casa en orden
to clean house Am (restore order)
hacer una limpieza
to clean house lit (spring-clean)
hacer (una) limpieza general
to eat sb out of house and home
dejarle la despensa vacía a alguien
to get along like a house afire or Brit on fire inf (be very friendly)
hacer buenas migas
to get along like a house afire or Brit on fire inf (be very friendly)
llevarse muy bien
(make good progress) we're getting on like a house afire
todo marcha sobre ruedas or viento en popa
to keep house
ocuparse de or llevar la casa
to keep open house
tener la puerta siempre abierta
it's always open house at the Browns'
la casa de los Brown siempre está abierta a todo el mundo
to put one's (own) house in order
poner sus (or mis etc.) asuntos en orden
to put one's (own) house in order
ordenar sus (or mis etc.) asuntos
to set up house
poner casa
attr house buyer
comprador m de una vivienda or casa / compradora f de una vivienda or casa
house owner
propietario m / propietaria f
house owner
dueño m de una casa / dueña f de una casa
house painter
pintor m de casas / pintora f de casas
house prices
el precio de la vivienda

II.house VB trans [Am haʊz, Brit haʊz]

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III.house INTERJ [Am haʊs, Brit haʊs] Brit

boarding house in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for boarding house in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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II.board [bɔ:d, Am bɔ:rd] VB trans (get on)

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III.board [bɔ:d, Am bɔ:rd] VB intr

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To supplement her small income, she had to turn their four-story home into a boarding house and tearoom for young ladies.
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The old boarding house was rebuilt to house languages and drama.
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By this time, the town boasted a blacksmith's shop, a boarding house, restaurants, two saloons, and stables.
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The estate totaled more than 70 acres, including carpentry and plumbing shops, a boarding house, and other buildings.
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The school had three hostels and three school buildings, that were used as students boarding house and class rooms respectively.
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With no offers coming in she moves to an economical women's boarding house full of equally unsuccessful actresses, singers, and dancers.
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The building served as a sailors boarding house, liquor store, confectionary, grocery store and restaurant.
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It is now day-only, as the boarding house was closed down in 2006.
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This is to give the leavers a feel of life in a public school boarding house, and prepare them for their next schools.
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With no money and no known living relatives, she has no choice but to earn her keep at the boarding house by becoming a servant.
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