house

[/haʊs/ (noun), /haʊz/ (verb)]

noun/verbfemininepl: houses

casa

1. a building for human habitation, especially a single-family dwelling

They bought a new house in the suburbs.

Eles compraram uma casa nova nos subúrbios.

2. a building in which people meet for a particular purpose

the opera house

a casa de ópera

3. a legislative or deliberative assembly

the House of Representatives

a Câmara dos Deputados

4. a family or dynasty

the House of Windsor

a Casa de Windsor

5. (verb) to provide with or live in a house

The building houses a museum.

O edifício abriga um museu.

NYC Slang

crib, pad, spot

Synonyms

Regional Variations

General Brazilian

casa

most common usage for residential dwelling

Rio de Janeiro

casa

standard usage, also 'barraco' for informal housing

São Paulo

casa

standard usage, 'sobrado' for two-story houses

Portugal

casa

standard usage, 'moradia' for single-family houses

bring the house down (fazer muito sucesso)

house arrest (prisão domiciliar)

on the house (por conta da casa)

get one's house in order (por a casa em ordem)

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