house sparrow in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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sparrow [Am ˈspɛroʊ, Brit ˈsparəʊ] N

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

house sparrow in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for house sparrow in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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sparrow [ˈspærəʊ, Am ˈsperoʊ] N

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The most common birds are the house sparrow, the collared dove and the goldfinch, while the rodents are represented by the ferret and the brown rat.
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The female is effectively inseparable from house sparrow in its plumage, which is grey-brown overall but more boldly marked.
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Because of their familiarity, the house sparrow and other sparrows are frequently used to represent the common and vulgar, or the lewd.
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Seed attracts introduced species such as house sparrow, greenfinch, chaffinch, goldfinch, and dunnock.
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A few species, like the house sparrow and northern grey-headed sparrow scavenge for food around cities, and are almost omnivorous.
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A number of chewing lice occupy different niches on the house sparrow's body.
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The typical number of individuals, around 200, is relatively low compared to other bird species (1,400 individual beetles for house sparrow, 2,000 for sand martin).
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