country house
A house serving as a weekend and holiday residence, used as a retreat from city lifeA house serving as a weekend and holiday residence, used as a retreat from city life; traditionally and archetypically in the country, and especially of wealthy owners.
» Tom and Mary have a country house.
Tom und Maria haben ein Haus auf dem Land. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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3 senses(UK, especially)A house serving as a weekend and holiday residence, used as a retreat from city life; traditionally and archetypically in the country, and especially of wealthy owners.
Near-synonym: country seat
Landhaus
(UK, especially)Such a house, even as a primary residence and even in an area that is no longer rural, but with an aesthetic in keeping with that traditional distinction of country ways.
a country house look
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see country, house: a house in the country: one not in town.
a house (usually large and impressive) on an estate in the country
Examples
9 sentencesTom and Mary have a country house.
deTom und Maria haben ein Haus auf dem Land. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
We spend the weekends in our country house.
Ми провели вихідні на дачі. — anastasishko
Where can I rent a country house?
ruГде я могу снять домик в деревне? — Ooneykcall
In the summer, I often go to my country house.
ruЛетом я часто езжу на свою дачу. — Just_Balls
I have a country house.
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