World Languages Lexicon
10 Language-to-English Dictionariesménage
Pronunciation / Transliteration: menaj
"Le ménage est responsable de ses propres dépenses."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A house and its occupants regarded as a unit.
"The household consists of parents and their children." - 2
The members of a family living together in a single residence.
"Each household is responsible for its own expenses."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Old English 'hūs' (house) and 'hāhad' (condition, rank, or state), combining to mean the condition of being a house or family unit. Over the centuries, it evolved from referring to the physical building and its occupants collectively to specifically denoting the social unit of people living together.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Household" is said worldwide
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ménage
Transliteration: menaj
"Le ménage est responsable de ses propres dépenses."
Haushalt
Transliteration: haus-halt
"Der Haushalt besteht aus Eltern und ihren Kindern."
nucleo familiare
Transliteration: nukleo familiare
"Ogni nucleo familiare è responsabile delle proprie spese."
hogar
Transliteration: ogar
"El hogar está compuesto por padres y sus hijos."
lar
Transliteration: lar
"Cada lar é responsável por suas próprias despesas."
परिवार
Transliteration: parivaar
"हर परिवार अपनी खर्चों के लिए जिम्मेदार है।"
家庭
Transliteration: jiātíng
"每个家庭都要负责自己的开支。"
가정
Transliteration: gajeong
"각 가정은 자신의 비용에 대해 책임이 있습니다."
家庭
Transliteration: katei
"各家庭は自分の費用に責任があります。"
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