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Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

I. home [Brit həʊm, Am hoʊm] N

1. home (dwelling):

home (gen): logement m

home (house): maison f

new homes for sale: logements neufs à vendre

he doesn't have a home: il n'a pas de logement

you have a beautiful home: vous avez une belle maison/un bel appartement

to be far from/near home: être loin de/près de chez soi

a home of one's own: un chez-soi

to work from home: travailler à domicile

to set up home in France/in Madrid: s'installer en France/à Madrid

I've made my home in France now: je suis installé or je vis en France maintenant

it's home to me now: je m'y sens chez moi

birds make their home in…: les oiseaux font leur nid dans…

his home has been a tent for the last two weeks: il habite dans une tente depuis deux semaines

the island is home to 3, 000 people: l'île abrite 3 000 personnes

2. home (for residential care):

home: maison f

retirement/nursing home: maison de retraite/de santé

to put sb in a home: mettre qn dans un établissement spécialisé

3. home (family base):

home: foyer m

to make a home for: créer un foyer pour

‘good home wanted’: ‘cherche foyer accueillant’

to leave home: quitter la maison

to leave home attr life: de famille

to leave home surroundings, background: familial

to leave home comforts: du foyer

4. home (country):

home: pays m

to consider France (as) home: considérer la France comme son pays

5. home (source):

home of country, area: speciality: pays m de

home of jungle, region: species: habitat m de

6. home (place):

home fig, inf: place f

to find a home for book, object: trouver une place pour

II. home [Brit həʊm, Am hoʊm] ADJ

1. home (national):

home market, affairs: intérieur

home news: national

2. home SPORTS (local):

home match, win: à domicile

home team: qui reçoit

III. home [Brit həʊm, Am hoʊm] ADV

1. home come, go, arrive:

home (to house): à la maison, chez soi

home (to country): dans son pays

on the journey home (to house): en rentrant à la maison

on the journey home (to apartment, room): en rentrant chez moi/nous etc

on the journey home (by boat, plane): pendant le voyage de retour

to see sb home: raccompagner qn à la maison

to take sb home (accompany): raccompagner qn à la maison

to take sb home (to meet family): amener qn à la maison

is she home?: est-ce qu'elle est à la maison?

is she home yet?: elle est déjà rentrée?

2. home (to required position, effect):

to hammer or drive sth home lit nail: enfoncer complètement

to hammer or drive sth home fig message: bien faire passer

to press or push one's point home: enfoncer le clou fig

to bring sth home to fig: faire voir qc à

to strike home fig: toucher juste

IV. at home ADV

1. at home (in house):

at home be, work, stay: à la maison

to live at home: habiter chez ses parents

at home and abroad: dans notre pays et à l'étranger

Madam is not at home dated: Madame ne reçoit personne

2. at home SPORTS (on own ground):

at home play: à domicile

they're at home on Saturday: ils jouent à domicile samedi

X are playing Y at home: X reçoit Y

3. at home (comfortable) fig:

at home be, feel: à l'aise (with avec)

make yourself at home: mets-toi à l'aise, fais comme chez toi

V. home [Brit həʊm, Am hoʊm] VB intr

home pigeon, animal:

home: savoir retourner chez soi

VI. home [Brit həʊm, Am hoʊm]

it's/he's nothing to write home about: ça/il n'a rien d'extraordinaire

it's home from home Brit , it's home away from home Am: c'est un second chez-soi

home sweet home , there's no place like home prov: on n'est nulle part si bien que chez soi

to be a bit too close to home: être blessant

he found it a bit close to home: ça l'a touché au vif

let's talk about something nearer home: parlons de ce qui nous concerne plus particulièrement

to be home and dry: être sauvé

home centre Brit, home center Am N

home centre: maisonnerie f

starter home N

starter home: petite maison f (pour acheteurs débutants)

children's home N

children's home: maison f d'enfants

broken home N SOCIOL

broken home: foyer m désuni

community home N

community home: établissement m d'éducation surveillée

home team N

home team: équipe f qui reçoit

down-home ADJ Am inf

down-home (from Southern states): du Sud (des États-Unis)

down-home (rustic): campagnard, rustique

I. drum home VB [Brit drʌm -, Am drəm -] (drum [sth] home)

drum home lesson, point: réussir à faire comprendre

drum home message: réussir à faire passer

eventide home N Brit

eventide home: maison f de retraite

in the PONS Dictionary

I. home [həʊm, Am hoʊm] N

home: maison f

at home no pl: à la maison

to leave home no pl: quitter la maison

to make oneself at home no pl: se mettre à l'aise

II. home [həʊm, Am hoʊm] ADV

1. home (at or to one's place):

home: à la maison

2. home (one's country):

home: au pays

3. home (understanding):

to bring sth home to sb: faire comprendre qc à qn

Phrases:

until the cows come home: jusqu'à la saint-glinglin

sth is nothing to write home about: qc n'est rien d'important

III. home [həʊm, Am hoʊm] ADJ a. SPORTS

home: local(e)

home straight, home stretch N Am a. fig

home straight: dernière ligne f droite

home loan N FIN

home loan: hypothèque f

home plate N Am SPORTS

home plate: coup m

home banking N

home banking: home banking m

home banking: banque f à domicile

home affairs N

home affairs pl Brit POL:

home affairs: affaires fpl intérieures

home economics N no pl

home economics: arts mpl ménagers

nursing home N

nursing home: clinique f

nursing home for the elderly: maison f de retraite

retirement home N

retirement home: maison f de retraite

home computer N

home computer: ordinateur m familial

in the PONS Dictionary

I. home [hoʊm] N

home: maison f

at home: à la maison

to leave home: quitter la maison

to make oneself at home: se mettre à l'aise

to make oneself at home: faire comme chez soi

II. home [hoʊm] ADV

1. home (at or to one's place):

home: à la maison

2. home (one's country):

home: au pays

3. home (understanding):

to bring sth home to sb: faire comprendre qc à qn

Phrases:

until the cows come home: jusqu'à la saint-glinglin

sth is nothing to write home about: qc n'est rien d'important

III. home [hoʊm] ADJ a. sports

home: local(e)

mobile home N

mobile home: mobile home m

motor home N

motor home: camping-car m

rest home N

rest home: maison f de repos

home birth N

home birth: accouchement m à domicile

home brew N

home brew: bière f maison

home-baked ADJ

home-baked: fait(e) maison

home banking N

home banking: home banking m

home banking: banque f à domicile

funeral home N

funeral home: entreprise f de pompes funèbres

funeral home: salon m funéraire [ou mortuaire] Quebec

home address N

home address: adresse f (personnelle)

OFAJ Glossary "Intégration et égalité des chances"

fugue: running away from home

avoir une double culture: to be at home in two cultures

Present
I	home
you	home
he/she/it	homes
we	home
you	home
they	home

Past
I	homed
you	homed
he/she/it	homed
we	homed
you	homed
they	homed

Present Perfect
I	have	homed
you	have	homed
he/she/it	has	homed
we	have	homed
you	have	homed
they	have	homed

Past Perfect
I	had	homed
you	had	homed
he/she/it	had	homed
we	had	homed
you	had	homed
they	had	homed

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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to instal sb in an old people's home: placer qn dans un centre pour personnes du troisième âge

to be nothing to write home about: n'être rien de bouleversant

to eat sb out of house and home: ruiner qn en nourriture

to end one's days in a home: finir ses jours à l'hospice

to head back home/to the camp: retourner à la maison/au camp

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