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Dictionary: house·bound   (hous'bound') pronunciation

adj.
Confined to one's home, as by illness.


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(hous'bound')
adj.

Confined to one's home, as by illness.

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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: confined usually by illness
  Synonyms: homebound, shut-in


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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - ude af stand til at forlade sit hus

Nederlands (Dutch)
aan huis gebonden, thuiszittend

Français (French)
adj. - confiné chez soi

Deutsch (German)
adj. - ans Haus gefesselt

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - οικουρών, περιορισμένος στο σπίτι (λόγω αναπηρίας κ.λπ.)

Italiano (Italian)
chiuso in casa

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - retido em casa por doença ou mal tempo

Русский (Russian)
вынужденный сидеть дома

Español (Spanish)
adj. - confinado en su casa

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - tvungen att stanna hemma, bunden vid hemmet

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
足不出户的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 足不出戶的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 두문 불출하는, 집안에 틀어박힌

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 家から出られない, 家に引きこもった

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) متعلق بالتوجه نحو البيت او المسكن‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מרותק לביתו‬


 
 

 

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