rooming house in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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I.room [Am rum, rʊm, Brit ruːm, rʊm] N

1. room C:

room (in house, building)
habitación f
room (in house, building)
pieza f esp LatAm
room (bedroom)
habitación f
room (bedroom)
dormitorio m
room (bedroom)
cuarto m
room (bedroom)
pieza f esp LatAm
room (bedroom)
recámara f esp Mex
a two-/four-room house
una casa de dos/de cuatro habitaciones
a two-/four-room house
una casa de dos/de cuatro ambientes CSur
we'll hire a room for the meeting/reception
alquilaremos una sala para la reunión/recepción
single/double room
habitación individual/doble
the smallest room (in the house) euph, hum
el (cuarto de) baño
rooms to hire or for rent or Brit also to let
se alquilan habitaciones
room and board
pensión f completa

2. room U (space):

room
espacio m
room
lugar m
room
sitio m
there's room for one more
cabe uno más
there's room for one more
hay espacio or sitio or lugar para uno más
there's no room for anything else
no cabe nada más
there's no room for anything else
no hay sitio or lugar or espacio para nada más
they made room for me
me hicieron sitio
this table takes up too much room
esta mesa ocupa demasiado espacio or lugar
there's still room for improvement
todavía se puede mejorar
she's improved a lot — there was room!
ha mejorado mucho — ¡y buena falta le hacía!
there is no room for delay/error
uno no puede atrasarse/equivocarse
there is no room for delay/error
no hay ningún margen para retrasos/errores
I need room to breathe
necesito mi espacio vital

II.room [Am rum, rʊm, Brit ruːm, rʊm] VB intr

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See also cat2, cat1

cat → catalog or catalogue

1.1. cat (domestic animal):

cat
gato m / gata f
has the cat got your tongue? inf
¿te comieron la lengua los ratones? inf
has the cat got your tongue? inf
¿te ha comido la lengua el gato? Spain
he thinks he's the cat's whiskers or pajamas
se cree el súmmum
look what the cat's brought or dragged in! inf
¡hombre, mira quién viene por aquí!
you look like something the cat dragged in
¡parece que vinieras de la guerra!
not to have a cat in hell's chance Brit inf
no tener la más mínima posibilidad
there's not enough or no room to swing a cat inf
no cabe ni un alfiler inf
to be like a cat on hot bricks or on a hot tin roof
estar sobre ascuas
to fight like cat and dog
andar como (el) perro y (el) gato
those two are like cat and dog
esos dos se llevan or están siempre como el perro y el gato
to grin like a Cheshire cat
sonreír de oreja a oreja
to let the cat out of the bag
descubrir el pastel
to let the cat out of the bag
levantar la liebre
to let the cat out of the bag
levantar la perdiz RioPl
to play cat and mouse (with sb)
jugar al gato y al ratón (con alguien)
to rain cats and dogs
llover a cántaros or a mares
to see which way the cat jumps
ver por dónde van los tiros
to set or put the cat among the pigeons
levantar un revuelo
when the cat's away the mice will play
cuando el gato duerme, bailan los ratones
a cat may look at a king
los ojos son para mirar
a cat may look at a king
con mirar no se desgasta

3. cat inf → caterpillar

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

rooming house in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for rooming house in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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As time passed, the once stately home in a fashionable neighborhood became a rundown rooming house in a seedy part of town.
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The house became a form of hotel or rooming house in which meals were served.
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It became a hotel in 1849 and a rooming house in 1939.
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Soon after, they added bedrooms and a second story in order to operate the rooming house, which remained in business until 1989.
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The fire spread from the hotel to adjacent buildings, including five hotels and a rooming house, leading to walls and roofs collapsing.
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At one time, the house was cut up like a rooming house into four apartments, and the dark interior woodwork was painted over.
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It was a rooming house for a number of years and later a private residence.
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After this time the main structure was converted into a rooming house, along with most of the other structures on the street.
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The house was used as a rooming house for several decades.
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He admitted that he went to his rooming house after leaving the book depository.
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