Casa

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This is a discussion thread for the Daily Spanish Word for June 8, 2008

casa -feminine noun (la), house, home. Look up casa in the dictionary

¿Cuál es la casa más rara que has visto?
What is the strangest house you have ever seen?

[Iris]

Some expressions:
- En casa del herrero, cuchillo de palo.
- El casado casa quiere.
- Cada uno en su casa y Dios en la de todos.
Hope you enjoy those ones. No se me ocurre nada más, no estoy muy inspirada hoy. But I'll keep on

[Rusty]

En casa del herrero, cuchillo de palo (In the blacksmith's house: a wooden knife)
English version: The shoemaker's children go barefoot.

El casado casa quiere.
Married people need a home of their own.

Cada uno en su casa y Dios en la de todos.
Each to his own and God watching over everyone.

[Iris]

Eres una máquina, Rusty.

[Rusty]

Here's one that everyone's heard (in the US):
Mi casa es su casa.
Make yourself at home.

[Iris]

Another English expression: to be housebound. A tough one to translate...

[Rusty]

Housebound = homebound = being confined to the house all day
confinado en casa

Homebound can also mean that you're heading home, as in de camino a casa.

[Iris]

I like your translation. And how would you say bedridden in Spanish?

[Rusty]

echado en la cama
en reposo médico
encamado
postrado en cama

Y puedes añadir por la enfermedad, por la vejez, a causa del accidente, etc.

[Tomisimo]

Originally Posted by Iris

I like your translation. And how would you say bedridden in Spanish?

I've always used encamado for bedridden.