Yanni is waiting for his Algerian housemate.
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Housemate
//ˈhaʊsˌmeɪt//
Synonyms for "housemate" (4 found)
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Translations
21 translations across 11 languages.
Bulgarian
1 entries- съквартирант noun (someone living in the same house)
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 同屋 noun (someone living in the same house)
- 室友 noun (someone living in the same house)
Dutch
1 entries- huisgenoot noun (someone living in the same house)
Finnish
2 entries- asuintoveri noun (someone living in the same house)
- kämppäkaveri noun (someone living in the same house)
German
2 entries- Mitbewohner noun (someone living in the same house)
- Mitbewohnerin noun (someone living in the same house)
Hindi
1 entries- सहवासी noun (someone living in the same house)
Irish
2 entries- comrádaí tí noun (someone living in the same house)
- páirtí tí noun (someone living in the same house)
Italian
2 entries- coinquilina noun (someone living in the same house)
- coinquilino noun (someone living in the same house)
Japanese
4 entries- ハウスメイト noun (someone living in the same house)
- ルームメイト noun (someone living in the same house)
- 同居人 noun (someone living in the same house)
- 部屋っ子 noun (someone living in the same house)
Polish
2 entries- współlokator noun (someone living in the same house)
- współlokatorka noun (someone living in the same house)
Russian
2 entries- сосе́д по до́му noun (someone living in the same house)
- сосе́дка по до́му noun (someone living in the same house)
Sample sentences
11 total sentences available.
Tom found himself a housemate.
Source: tatoeba (10726650)
Tom has a housemate.
Source: tatoeba (10727965)
My housemate is allergic to soya. My brother is vegan, and whenever he comes round, I never know what to cook.
Source: tatoeba (10999830)
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