casa
sustantivo femenino
| 1. | [edificio]
house
casa adosada semi-detached house casa de campo country house casa unifamiliar house (usually detached) on an estate se le cae la casa encima [se deprime] it's the end of the world for him echar o tirar la casa por la ventana to spare no expense empezar la casa por el tejado to put the cart before the horse ser de andar por casa [sencillo] to be simple o basic en casa del herrero cuchillo de palo (prov) the shoemaker's wife is always worst shod |
| 2. | [hogar]
home
en casa at home ir a casa to go home pásate por mi casa come round to my place jugar en casa/fuera de casa to play at home/away |
| 3. | [familia] family |
| 4. | [linaje] house |
| 5. | [empresa]
company
vino de la casa house wine casa de empeño o préstamo pawnshop casa de citas brothel casa discográfica record company |
| 6. | [organismo]
casa Consistorial town hall casa de huéspedes guesthouse casa de juego gambling house casa de putas brothel casa de socorro first-aid post |
| Casa Rosada |
| Casa Rosada (the “pink house”) in Buenos Aires, is the name of the Argentinian Presidential Palace. Its pink colour was originally chosen (for an earlier building) by president Domingo Sarmiento (1868-74) to represent a combination betweeen the two feuding political traditions of nineteenth century Argentina - red for the Federalists and white for the Unitarians. Argentina's presidents have addressed the people from the balcony of the palace, but the most famous orator to use it was Evita Peron, so there was a huge controversy when film director Alan Parker obtained permission to use the balcony when filming his musical “Evita” in 1997, with Madonna in the title role. |
