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home improvements N npl

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home improvements

home improvements

mejoras fpl (en la vivienda)

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improvement [Am ɪmˈpruvmənt, Brit ɪmˈpruːvm(ə)nt] N U or C

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1. improvement:

improvement (in design, situation)

improvement (in health)

if you comb your hair, it will be a big improvement

estarás mucho mejor si te peinas

to be an improvement on sth

ser mejor que or superior a algo

her time is an improvement on the world record

su tiempo mejora el récord mundial

an attempt at self-improvement

un intento de superarse como persona

2. improvement <improvements, pl >:

improvement

to make improvements

I.home [Am hoʊm, Brit həʊm] N

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1.2. home (of person) U or C (in wider sense):

New York's been my home since I was 12

he vivido en Nueva York desde que tenía 12 años

they made their home in Germany

se establecieron en Alemania

they made their home in Germany

fijaron su residencia en Alemania form

my family's home is in California

mi familia vive en California

I still think of England as home

para mí Inglaterra sigue siendo mi patria

those little touches that make a house a home

esos pequeños detalles que convierten una casa en un hogar

home sweet home

hogar dulce hogar

there's no place like home

como en casa no se está en ningún sitio

to leave home

have you heard from home?

¿te han escrito de tu casa (or país etc.)?

he lived/worked away from home for a year

vivió/trabajó fuera un año

those remarks were uncomfortably close to home

esos comentarios me (or le etc.) tocaban muy de cerca

a home away from home or Brit a home from home

una segunda casa

home is where the heart is

el verdadero hogar está donde uno tiene a los suyos

home is where he hangs his hat

no tiene raíces en ningún sitio

2.2. home C (of animal, plant):

home BOT, ZOOL

an owl had made its home in the barn

un búho se había instalado en el pajar

3.1. home (in house):

home

I'll be at home after six

estaré en casa después de las seis

if anybody calls, I'm not at home

si alguien llama, di que no estoy (en casa)

Mrs Jones is at home on Tuesdays

la sra Jones recibe los martes

she works and her husband stays at home

ella trabaja y su marido se ocupa de la casa

he's got problems at home

tiene problemas familiares

what's that when it's at home? inf

¿y eso con qué se come? inf

3.3. home (not abroad, in one's country):

his popularity at home

su popularidad en su país

people eat later at home

en mi país se come más tarde

at home and abroad

dentro y fuera del país

at home and abroad

aquí y en el extranjero

3.4. home (on own ground) SPORTS:

home

to be/play at home

Spain is at home to France

España juega en casa contra Francia

5.1. home SPORTS U (the finish):

home

we're not far from home now

ya nos estamos acercando a la meta

5.2. home SPORTS C (in baseball) → home plate

II.home [Am hoʊm, Brit həʊm] ADV

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1.1. home (where one lives):

home come/arrive

it's time to go home now

ya es hora de irse (or irnos etc.) a casa

I'll be home at five

estaré en casa a las cinco

he's bringing her home

la va a traer a casa

on the way home

de camino a casa

to see sb home

acompañar a alguien a casa

to send sb home

mandar a alguien a casa

I had to send home for some dry clothes

tuve que mandar buscar ropa seca a casa

I haven't written home yet

todavía no he escrito a (mi) casa

nothing to write home about

nada del otro mundo

nothing to write home about

nada del otro jueves inf

2.1. home (to the finish) SPORTS:

the first horse/runner home

el primer caballo/corredor en llegar a la meta

2.2. home (successful):

to be home free or Brit home and dry

tener la victoria asegurada

3. home (to desired place):

he knocked the staples home with a hammer

clavó las grapas en su sitio con un martillo

there was a clunk as the bolt went home

se oyó un golpe sordo al encajar el cerrojo en su sitio

to get sth home to sb

hacerle entender algo a alguien

III.home [Am hoʊm, Brit həʊm] ADJ attr

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1. home:

home address/telephone number

home background/environment

home cooking/perm

give me your home number

dame el teléfono de tu casa or tu teléfono particular

home comforts

comodidades fpl

the risk of a home delivery MED

los riesgos de dar a luz en casa

two days' home leave

dos días de permiso

home visit (by doctor) Brit

visita f a domicilio

See also strike home, home plate, drive home, at home

strike home VB [Am straɪk -, Brit strʌɪk -] (v + adv)

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1. strike home blow/bullet/shell:

strike home

dar en el blanco

2. strike home criticism/remark:

strike home

dar en el blanco

home plate N

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drive home VB [Am draɪv -, Brit drʌɪv -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

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at home [ət ˈhəʊm] N

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recepción f (en casa)

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improvement [ɪmˈpru:vmənt] N

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1. improvement:

improvement (betterment)

improvement (progress)

2. improvement no pl (of illness):

improvement

3. improvement (increase in value):

improvement

revalorización f

I.home [həʊm, Am hoʊm] N

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2. home (family):

home

II.home [həʊm, Am hoʊm] ADV

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1. home (one's place of residence):

to go/come home

ir/venir a casa

to take work home

llevarse trabajo a casa

2. home (understanding):

to bring sth home to sb

conseguir que alguien se dé cuenta de algo

Phrases:

to be home and dry Brit, to be home and hosed Aus

tener la victoria asegurada

this is nothing to write home about

esto no es nada del otro mundo

III.home [həʊm, Am hoʊm] ADJ

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1. home (from own country):

home

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When making these types of home improvements, there are two major areas of focus: the roof and the openings. en.wikipedia.org

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