Translations for House of Representatives in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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the House of Windsor

la casa de Windsor

the House of Representatives (in US)

la Cámara de Representantes or de Diputados

a member of the House of Representatives

a member of the House of Representatives

un miembro de la Cámara de Representantes or Diputados

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

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1.1. house (dwelling):

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

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

1.2. house (household):

you'll wake the whole house

vas a despertar a toda la casa

2.2. house (in debate):

3.1. house COMM:

finance house

finance house

casa f financiera

a software house

una empresa de software

drinks are on the house

we get that done out of house

eso se hace fuera

the in-house workers

el personal (regular)

attr the house style

el estilo de la editorial (or el periódico etc.)

house white/red

vino m blanco/tinto de la casa

3.2. house (brothel):

house Am

casa f de citas

4.2. house THEAT (audience):

4.3. house THEAT (performance):

the second house starts at eight

la segunda función empieza a las ocho

5.1. house SCHOOL:

cada uno de los grupos en que se dividen los alumnos de algunos colegios con fines competitivos etc

5.2. house (monastery) REL:

6. house astrol:

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

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1. house (accommodate):

house person/family

house person/family

darle alojamiento a

2. house (contain):

house office/museum

3. house (store):

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

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¡cartón! LatAm

¡bingo! Spain

I.representative [Am ˌrɛprəˈzɛn(t)ədɪv, Brit rɛprɪˈzɛntətɪv] N Representative

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1. representative (person who acts for another):

representative

representante mf

2. representative Am POL:

representative

representante mf

representative

diputado m / diputada f

3. representative COMM:

sales representative

representante mf comercial

sales representative

agente mf comercial

II.representative [Am ˌrɛprəˈzɛn(t)ədɪv, Brit rɛprɪˈzɛntətɪv] ADJ

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2. representative POL:

representative assembly

See also Representative

See also House of Representatives

of [Am əv, Brit ɒv, (ə)v] PREP

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1. of (indicating relationship, material, content):

the son of Mr and Mrs T Phipps

el hijo de los señores Phipps

it's made of wood

it's made of wood

está hecho de madera

a box of chocolates

una caja de bombones

a kilo of grapes

un kilo de uvas

that piece of Schumann's

esa pieza de Schumann

a colleague of mine/his/ours

un colega mío/suyo/nuestro

it's no business of yours

no es asunto tuyo

that brother of yours

el loco (or estúpido or irresponsable etc.) de tu hermano

2. of (descriptive use):

the city of Athens

la ciudad de Atenas

a girl by the name of Elizabeth

una niña llamada Elizabeth

a boy of ten

un niño de diez años

a woman of courage/character

una mujer valiente/de carácter

a matter of great urgency

un asunto de extrema urgencia

a brute of a man

una bestia de hombre

he's a giant of a man

a little gem of a play

una obra que es una joyita

3.1. of (partitive use):

there were eight of us

he invited the eight of us

nos invitó a los ocho

six of them survived

seis de ellos sobrevivieron

many of you

muchos de ustedes

the whole of the second floor

todo el segundo piso

of all the stupid things to say!

¡mira qué cosa de ir a decir!

fancy choosing her of all people!

¡mira que elegirla a ella!

you of all people should have known better

tú deberías haberlo sabido mejor que nadie

he drank of the wine arch

bebió del vino

4. of (indicating date, time):

the sixth of October

el seis de octubre

it is ten (minutes) of five Am

son las cinco menos diez

it is ten (minutes) of five Am

son diez para las cinco LatAm excl RioPl

it is a quarter of five Am

son las cinco menos cuarto

it is a quarter of five Am

son un cuarto para las cinco LatAm excl RioPl

of an evening we like to sit in the garden

por las noches nos gusta sentarnos en el jardín

Jane, his wife of six months …

Jane, con la que llevaba/lleva casado seis meses …

her friend of over 20 years

su amigo de hace más de 20 años

7.2. of (by):

of arch

beloved of all

querido por or de todos

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I.house [haʊs] N

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2. house (family):

the House of Windsor

la casa de Windsor

3. house (business):

it's on the house

4. house Brit, Aus (school group):

grupo formado por niños en un colegio internado para juegos y competiciones deportivas

5. house (legislative body):

Phrases:

to be as save as houses Brit

ser completamente seguro

II.house [haʊs] VB trans

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1. house (give place to live):

2. house (contain):

I.representative [ˌreprɪˈzentətɪv, Am -t̬ət̬ɪv] ADJ

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1. representative a. POL:

representative

representativo, -a

2. representative (typical):

representative

II.representative [ˌreprɪˈzentətɪv, Am -t̬ət̬ɪv] N

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1. representative a. COMM:

representative

representante mf

representative

agenciero(-a) m (f) Arg

2. representative LAW:

representative

apoderado(-a) m (f)

3. representative POL:

representative

diputado(-a) m (f)

of [əv, stressed: ɒv] PREP

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1. of:

3. of (done by):

it's kind of him

es amable de su parte

4. of (representing):

a drawing of Paul

un dibujo de Paul

7. of (away from):

to be north of London

estar al norte de Londres

9. of Am (to):

it is ten/a quarter of two

son las dos menos diez/cuarto

14. of (a portion of):

there's a lot of it

hay mucho de eso

one of the best

uno de los mejores

the best of friends

los mejores amigos

many of them came

muchos de ellos vinieron

there are five of them

hay cinco de ellos

he knows the five of them

los conoce a los cinco

two of the five

dos de los cinco

he of all people knows that

él debería saberlo mejor que nadie

today of all days

hoy precisamente

15. of (to amount of):

80 years of age

80 años de edad

house N

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to get on like a house on fire coll

llevarse como uña y carne

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He served as speaker of the territorial House of Representatives in 1866 and 1867. en.wikipedia.org

In 41 states, the larger chamber is called the House of Representatives. en.wikipedia.org

The party suffered severe losses in the 2010 elections, losing half of its seats to fall to fourth place in the House of Representatives. en.wikipedia.org

He also served several terms in the state's House of Representatives. en.wikipedia.org

It mandated that the state shall promote proportional representation in the election of representatives to the House of Representatives through a party-list system. en.wikipedia.org

He also served in the state's House of Representatives. en.wikipedia.org

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