Nhà, chỗ ở

to have neither hearth nor home

không cửa không nhà

to be at home

ở nhà

not at home

không có nhà; không tiếp khách

Nhà, gia đình, tổ ấm

There's no place like home

Không đâu bằng ở nhà mình

make yourself at home

xin anh cứ tự nhiên như ở nhà

the pleasures of home

thú vui gia đình

Quê hương, tổ quốc, nơi chôn nhau cắt rún, nước nhà

an exile from home

một người bị đày xa quê hương

Chỗ sinh sống (sinh vật)

Nhà (hộ sinh...), viện (cứu tế, dưỡng lão...), trại (mồ côi...)

convalescent home

trại điều dưỡng

Orphan's home

Trại mồ côi

Đích (của một số trò chơi)

Thuộc về nhà, nội địa

home life

cuộc sống gia đình

home comforts

tiện nghi trong gia đình

home news

tin trong nước

home industry

kỹ nghệ nội địa

home office

bộ nội vụ

Địa phương

home team

đội thể thao địa phương (khác với các đội ở các nơi khác đến)

Ở tại nhà mình, ở tại nước mình

to come home

đi về nhà

to send sb home

đưa ai về nhà, cho ai hồi hương

to stay home

ở nhà

về gốc

nhà

nhà ở

Dwelling-place, residence, domicile, abode, dwelling,house, (living) quarters, habitation, lodging(s), Britaccommodation or US accommodations, Colloq place, Chiefly Britdigs, diggings: He has been a guest in my home on manyoccasions.

(home) base, residency, territory, haunt, homeground, bailiwick, Colloq stamping-ground: As you travel somuch, what do you call home these days?

Hospice, retreat,nursing home, old folks or peoples home, retirement community,almshouse, poorhouse, refuge, haven, institution, shelter,rest-home, US snug harbor: His parents, who are very old andindigent, have been sent to a home. 4 at home. a comfortable,at ease, relaxed, cosy, composed, tranquil, placid, peaceful,serene, untroubled: The Harrises certainly do make one feel athome. b in, accessible, available, welcoming: You know that weare always at home to you, Frances.

At home with or in.comfortable with, conversant with, knowledgeable in or about,familiar with, well-versed in, competent in, expert in,proficient in, skilled in, up on, current in, adept in, adroitin, qualified in, (well-)informed in or on or about: Widelyread, she is at home in almost any subject you can name.

Adj.

Domestic, native, national, internal: Buying moreforeign than home goods upsets the balance of trade.

Domestic, household: She now sells home appliances for a bigmanufacturer.

Family, domestic: What kind of home life hashe had?

Adv.

Homeward(s): When will you come home?

To theheart or core, to the quick; effectively, tellingly, profoundly,deeply, stingingly, cuttingly, harshly, severely, Colloq whereit hurts, where one lives: That remark really hit home.

Bring or drive home. stress, emphasize, impress upon, makeclear: I am trying to bring home to you the hardships peoplesuffered during the war.

N.

A the place where one lives; thefixed residence of a family or household. b a dwelling-house.2 the members of a family collectively; one's family background(comes from a good home).

The native land of a person or of aperson's ancestors.

An institution for persons needing care,rest, or refuge (nursing home).

The place where a thingoriginates or is native or most common.

A the finishing-pointin a race. b (in games) the place where one is free fromattack; the goal. c Lacrosse a player in an attacking positionnear the opponents' goal.

Sport a home match or win.

Attrib.adj.

A of or connected with one's home. b carriedon, done, or made, at home. c proceeding from home.

Acarried on or produced in one's own country (home industries;the home market). b dealing with the domestic affairs of acountry.

Sport played on one's own ground etc. (home match;home win).

In the neighbourhood of home.

Adv.

A toone's home or country (go home). b arrived at home (is he homeyet?). c US at home (stay home).

A to the point aimed at(the thrust went home). b as far as possible (drove the nailhome; pressed his advantage home).

V.

Intr. (esp. of atrained pigeon) return home (cf. HOMING 1).

Intr. (oftenfoll. by on, in on) (of a vessel, missile, etc.) be guidedtowards a destination or target by a landmark, radio beam, etc.3 tr. send or guide homewards.

Tr. provide with a home.

At ease as if inone's own home (make yourself at home).

(usu. foll. by in,on, with) familiar or well informed.

Available to callers.at-home n. a social reception in a person's home. come home tobecome fully realized by. come home to roost see ROOST(1).home and dry having achieved one's purpose. home away from home= home from home. home-bird a person who likes to stay at home.home-brew beer or other alcoholic drink brewed at home.home-brewed (of beer etc.) brewed at home. home-coming arrivalat home. Home Counties the counties closest to London. homeeconomics the study of household management. home farm Brit. afarm (one of several on an estate) set aside to provide producefor the owner. home-felt felt intimately. home from home aplace other than one's home where one feels at home; a placeproviding homelike amenities. home-grown grown or produced athome. Home Guard hist.

The British citizen army organized in1940 to defend the UK against invasion, and disbanded in 1957.2 a member of this. home help Brit. a woman employed to helpin a person's home, esp. one provided by a local authority.home, James! joc. drive home quickly! home-made made at home.home-making creation of a (pleasant) home. home movie a filmmade at home or of one's own activities. Home Office 1 theBritish government department dealing with law and order,immigration, etc., in England and Wales.

The building usedfor this. home of lost causes Oxford University. home-owner aperson who owns his or her own home. home perm a permanent wavemade with domestic equipment. home plate Baseball a platebeside which the batter stands. home port the port from which aship originates. home rule the government of a country orregion by its own citizens. home run Baseball a hit that allowsthe batter to make a complete circuit of the bases. HomeSecretary (in the UK) the Secretary of State in charge of theHome Office. home signal a signal indicating whether a trainmay proceed into a station or to the next section of the line.home straight (US stretch) the concluding stretch of aracecourse. home town the town of one's birth or early life orpresent fixed residence. home trade trade carried on within acountry. home truth basic but unwelcome information concerningoneself. home unit Austral. a private residence, usu. occupiedby the owner, as one of several in a building. near homeaffecting one closely.

Homelike adj. [OE ham f. Gmc]