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old folks' home N

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old folks' home

asilo m de ancianos

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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)

I.old [Am oʊld, Brit əʊld] ADJ

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1. old (of certain age):

how old are you?

¿cuántos años tienes?

how old are you?

¿qué edad tienes?

he's 10 years old

she's two years older than me

me lleva dos años

she's two years older than me

es dos años mayor que yo

my older brother

mi hermano mayor

our oldest son

nuestro hijo mayor

when the children are older

cuando los niños sean mayores or más grandes

day-/week-old chicks

pollitos mpl de un día/de una semana

a month-old puppy

un cachorro de un mes

the house is centuries old

la casa tiene siglos

my two-year-old daughter

mi hija de dos años

a group of fifteen-year-/six-year-olds

un grupo de quinceañeros/de niños de seis años

she's not old enough to go to school

no tiene edad de ir a la escuela

you're old enough to know better!

¡a tu edad …!

he's old enough to be her father

podría ser su padre

you're as old as you feel

lo importante es tener el espíritu joven

2. old:

old (not young)

old (less polite)

the bar's always full of old men

el bar siempre está lleno de viejos

her experiences had made her old beyond her years

sus experiencias la habían hecho madurar muy rápidamente

old people feel the cold more

los ancianos or las personas mayores or de edad sienten más el frío

to get or grow old/older

doesn't she look old!

¡qué vieja or avejentada está!

when I'm old

cuando sea vieja

3.1. old (not new):

old clothes/car/remedy

old city/civilization

old custom/tradition

old custom/tradition

a fine old wine

un buen vino añejo

a beautiful old table

una mesa antigua preciosa

it's a very old family

es una familia de abolengo

the old part of the city

el casco viejo or antiguo de la ciudad

we like to keep to the old ways

nos gusta hacer las cosas a la antigua usanza

the old country

la madre patria

3.2. old (longstanding, familiar) attr:

old friend/enemy/rivalry

old injury/problem

it's the old, old story

es la misma historia de siempre

3.3. old (experienced, veteran) attr:

old campaigner

old campaigner

4. old (former, previous) attr:

old job/classmate

my old school

mi antiguo colegio

5. old LING:

Old attr

6.1. old inf attr as intensifier:

just wear any old thing

ponte cualquier cosa

come and see me any old time

ven a verme cuando quieras

she dresses just any old way or Brit also any old how

se viste de cualquier manera

we had a pretty dull old time

nos aburrimos mortalmente inf

this book is a load of old rubbish

este libro es una porquería inf

6.2. old inf attr (in familiar references):

old Bob here will show you where to go

el bueno de Bob te dirá dónde tienes que ir

good old John!

¡este John …!

hello, old thing Brit

hola ¿qué tal?

lucky old you!

¡qué suerte tienes!

don't forget little old me!

¡no te olvides del pobrecito de mí!

she's not a bad old soul

no es mala gente inf

II.old [Am oʊld, Brit əʊld] N

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old people's home

residencia f de ancianos

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I.old [əʊld, Am oʊld] ADJ

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4. old (former):

old boyfriend

old English

inglés m antiguo

6. old inf (expression of affection):

I heard poor old Frank's lost his job

he oído que el pobre Frank se ha quedado sin trabajo

II.old [əʊld, Am oʊld] N

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2. old liter (past):

of old

to know sb of old

conocer a alguien desde hace tiempo

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

American English

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