halfway house in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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Translations for halfway house in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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I.halfway [Am ˈhæfˌweɪ, Brit hɑːfˈweɪ, ˈhɑːfweɪ] ADV

1. halfway (at, to mid point):

halfway
a mitad de camino
we stopped halfway to have a rest
paramos a mitad de camino para descansar
halfway between two points
a mitad de camino entre dos puntos
it's about halfway between yellow and brown
está entre el amarillo y el marrón
halfway down the path
en medio del camino
halfway into the season
en or a mitad de la temporada
he gave up halfway through the course
dejó el curso en or a la mitad
how far have you got? — I'm about halfway through
¿cuánto has hecho? — voy por la mitad
they were already halfway up the street when we saw them
ya iban por mitad de la calle cuando los vimos
you're halfway there!
ya llevas la mitad del camino recorrido
to go halfway to/toward sth these concessions only go halfway toward meeting their demands
estas concesiones solo satisfacen la mitad de sus reivindicaciones
it went halfway to remedying their previous mistakes
remedió en parte sus errores anteriores
to go halfway with sb (support partly)
estar de acuerdo con alguien en parte
to go halfway with sb lit (accompany)
acompañar a alguien hasta la mitad del camino
to meet sb halfway (compromise)
llegar a una solución intermedia or a un compromiso con alguien
to meet sb halfway lit (on journey)
encontrarse con alguien a mitad de camino

II.halfway [Am ˈhæfˌweɪ, Brit hɑːfˈweɪ, ˈhɑːfweɪ] ADJ attr

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

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It feeds the homeless and others in need and runs a halfway house for released prisoners.
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It also became a hotel, way-station, and halfway house for people either visiting or moving to the city.
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Lopes, who was sentenced to five years probation and therapy at a halfway house, was never able to shake the incident from her reputation.
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Seen as a halfway house between the early and late models and having styling from both.
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Also, in 1962, season 5, episode 24, as proprietor of a secluded halfway house.
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An eight-bed halfway house had more than 40 voters registered at its address.
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He also established a residence home and halfway house for troubled teens.
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Depending on the terms of the program, the prisoner may serve his or her sentence in a halfway house or home confinement while not working.
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Jimmy is seen in the warehouse in gang attire and refuses to go back to the juvenile halfway house.
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Another institution for the mentally ill is a community-based halfway house.
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