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house noun

  /haʊs/ , /hʌʊs/
  • A structure built or serving as an abode of human beings. [from 9th c.]
  • (Hong Kong, only used in names) An apartment building within a public housing estate.
  • A place of business; a company or organisation, especially a printing press, a publishing company, or a couturier. [from 10th c.]
  • A place of public accommodation or entertainment, especially a public house, an inn, a restaurant, a theatre, or a casino; or the management thereof. [from 10th c.]
  • A dynasty; a family with its ancestors and descendants, especially a royal or noble one. [from 10th c.]
maison
  • A building used for something other than a residence (typically with qualifying word). [from 10th c.]
  • (politics) A building where a deliberative assembly meets; whence the assembly itself, particularly a component of a legislature. [from 10th c.]
chambre, maison
  • (uncountable) A children's game in which the players pretend to be members of a household.
le papa et la maman

house verb

  /haʊz/
  • (transitive) To admit to residence; to harbor.
abriter, héberger, loger
  • (transitive) To keep within a structure or container.
garer, loger

housing noun

  /ˈhaʊsɪŋ/ , /ˈhaʊzɪŋ/
  • (uncountable) Residences, collectively.
logement, résidence
  • (uncountable) The activity of enclosing something or providing a residence for someone.
logement
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