housework
Domestic household chores such as cleaning and cookingDomestic household chores such as cleaning and cooking
» She was busy with housework.
Sie war mit der Hausarbeit beschäftigt.
Она была занята домашним хозяйством.
Вона була зайнята домашніми справами.
Meaning
2 senses(uncountable)Domestic household chores such as cleaning and cooking
Hausarbeit
рабо́та по до́муrabóta po dómu, дома́шняя рабо́таdomášnjaja rabóta, убо́ркаubórka
робо́та по до́муrobóta po dómu, прибира́нняprybyránnja
(uncommon, uncountable)Homework
- the work of cleaning and running a house
Examples
72 sentencesShe was busy with housework.
Вона була зайнята домашніми справами.
ruОна была занята домашним хозяйством.
deSie war mit der Hausarbeit beschäftigt.
Electrical appliances have made housework easier.
We agreed to share the housework.
ruМы договорились поделить между собой работу по дому.
Tom helped Mary with the housework.
This housework is driving me crazy.
Translations
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Origin
From house + work. Cognate with Dutch huiswerk (“homework”).From house + work. Cognate with Dutch huiswerk (“homework”).
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Synonyms
1 synonyms- the work of cleaning and running a house:housekeeping
Word family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Make or do — Because the lesson uses it
- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable