custom house in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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Translations for custom house in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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I.custom [Am ˈkəstəm, Brit ˈkʌstəm] N

II.custom [Am ˈkəstəm, Brit ˈkʌstəm] ADJ attr esp Am

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

custom house in the PONS Dictionary

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The original meaning was bundle (of written sheets), hence book, especially book of accounts, and hence office of accounts, custom house, council chamber.
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They lived in intermistic, one-storey sheds which existed up until 1869 when the custom house was expanded.
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It originally functioned as a courthouse, post office, and custom house.
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Guard posts were set up in the region to prevent people from slipping around the custom house.
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The entrance to the harbour was blocked with a barrier at night which marked the boundary between the northern and southern custom house areas.
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The most important arterial roads entered the city via drawbridges and gates; each of these locations additionally included a custom house.
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The custom house was typically located in a seaport or in a city on a major river with access to the ocean.
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The custom house existed at several locations over the years.
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The crowd moved away from the immediate area of the custom house, but continued to grow in nearby streets.
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For a brief time, the new building also served as a custom house.
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