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Films like 'Bond' fund training schemes for film technicians of the future, and working on films themselves provides a great training ground for budding directors and cinematographers. If there's no money there for films to be made, it's like a house of cards, it all comes tumbling down.
Callum McDougall

Meaning of "house of cards" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF HOUSE OF CARDS

house of cards play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HOUSE OF CARDS

noun
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conjunction
determiner
exclamation
House of cards is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES HOUSE OF CARDS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

house of cards

House of cards

A house of cards is a structure created by stacking playing cards on top of each other. House of cards is also an expression that dates back to 1645 meaning a structure or argument built on a shaky foundation or one that will collapse if a necessary element is removed. Structures built by layering in this way, such as Stonehenge, are referred to as "house of cards architecture", which dates back to the Cyclopean and Megalithic ages.

Definition of house of cards in the English dictionary

The definition of house of cards in the dictionary is a tiered structure created by balancing playing cards on their edges. Other definition of house of cards is an unstable situation, plan, etc.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HOUSE OF CARDS

house lights
house manager
house martin
house moth
house mouse
House music
house number
House of Assembly
House of Commons
house of correction
house of God
house of ill fame
house of ill repute
House of Keys
House of Lords
House of Representatives
House of the People
house officer
house organ
house owner

WORDS THAT END LIKE HOUSE OF CARDS

afterwards
backwards
boards
cards
Edwards
get one´s cards
Guards
hazards
keyboards
on the cards
onwards
play one´s cards
regards
rewards
Richards
show one´s cards
stack the cards
standards
towards
upwards

Synonyms and antonyms of house of cards in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «house of cards» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HOUSE OF CARDS

Find out the translation of house of cards to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of house of cards from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «house of cards» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

纸牌屋
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

castillo de naipes
570 millions of speakers

English

house of cards
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कार्ड के घर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

بيت من ورق
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

карточный домик
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

castelo de cartas
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

তাসের ঘর
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

château de cartes
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

rumah kad
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Kartenhaus
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

砂上の楼閣
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

카드 의 집
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Omah kertu
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ngôi nhà của thẻ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அட்டைகள் வீடு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पत्यांचा बंगला
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Kartların evi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

castello di carte
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Domek z kart
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

картковий будиночок
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

casa de carduri
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

το σπίτι των καρτών
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

huis van kaarte
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

korthus
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

korthus
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of house of cards

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HOUSE OF CARDS»

The term «house of cards» is very widely used and occupies the 11.807 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HOUSE OF CARDS» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about house of cards

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5 QUOTES WITH «HOUSE OF CARDS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word house of cards.
1
Steve Ballmer
Google's not a real company. It's a house of cards.
2
Nat Faxon
Making a movie is still very difficult in Hollywood, regardless of what you have and what level you're at. It is a house of cards, and things have to perfectly align.
3
Callum McDougall
Films like 'Bond' fund training schemes for film technicians of the future, and working on films themselves provides a great training ground for budding directors and cinematographers. If there's no money there for films to be made, it's like a house of cards, it all comes tumbling down.
4
Patti Smith
Sometimes you're doing really well, then, after three or four years, everything inexplicably crashes like a house of cards and you have to rebuild it. It's not like you get to a point where you're all right for the rest of your life.
5
Loudon Wainwright III
When a parent dies, the whole house of cards comes down.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HOUSE OF CARDS»

Discover the use of house of cards in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to house of cards and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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House of Cards
The #1 bestselling novel that inspired the hit Netflix series A dark tale of greed, corruption, and unquenchable ambition, House of Cards reveals that no matter the country, politics, intrigue and passion reign in the corridors of power.
Michael Dobbs, 2014
2
House of Cards
Robin Dawes spares no one in this powerful critique of modern psychotherapeutic practice.
Robyn Dawes, 2009
3
House of Cards: A Tale of Hubris and Wretched Excess on Wall ...
Chronicles the fall of Bear Stearns, portraying the players and factors that ultimately led to the collapse of the global financial markets.
William D. Cohan, 2010
4
House of Cards: Why Arms Control Must Fail
"If peace breaks out, can arms control be far behind?" According to Colin S. Gray, this sardonic motto describes events of the 1990s just as well as it did those of the 1920s.
Colin S. Gray, 1992
5
Queen of Diamonds: The House of Cards Trilogy
All of London knows the story of the vanished Lady Charlotte Endicott and the handsome reward that will accompany her safe return.
Barbara Metzger, 2011
6
House of cards: inside the troubled empire of American Express
A close-up study of American Express chronicles the history of the giant financial-services conglomerate, whose revolving executive door, public fiascos, and private internal battles have eaten away at its power. 50,000 first printing.
Jon Friedman, John Meehan, 1992
7
House of Cards: Confessions of an Enron Executive
This is Brewer's gripping account of nearly three years spent with the company that has come to symbolize the worst in corporate greed.
Lynn Brewer, 2002
8
Farscape: House of Cards
When Rygel loses Moya in a game of chance on the pleasure planet Liantac, he and his shipmates must undertake a series of challenging assignments from the planetary officials in order to discharge the debt and free their ship.
Keith R. A. DeCandido, 2001
9
House of Cards
Nat Burns peels away the civilized veneer of a small North Carolina town in this passionate story of a mature woman discovering the price and value of love for the first time.
Nat Burns, 2010
10
House of Cards: The True Story of How a 26-Year-Old ...
Here, Dickerson chronicles his bumpy and hilarious journey to (relatively) modern single guy, confronting his past, his beliefs, his relationships, and his virginity.
David Ellis Dickerson, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HOUSE OF CARDS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term house of cards is used in the context of the following news items.
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The Emmy Nominations Are In! AHS, OITNB, House Of Cards
Just a few minutes ago, the 67th Primetime Emmy Awards nominations were announced — and some of the nominations really surprised us! «PerezHilton.com, Jul 15»
2
'Mad Men,' 'House of Cards' lead Emmy nominations for dramatic …
WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. — Here's the latest on the 67th annual Primetime Emmy nominations announced Thursday in West Hollywood, ... «Minneapolis Star Tribune, Jul 15»
3
Ohio University is not a house of cards | Readers Forum …
The house of higher education is not a house of cards; it can withstand difficult conversations but only if we hold each other accountable with ... «Athens NEWS, Jul 15»
4
A thank you message for Alyssa's 'house of cards'
The family of a young girl with spinal muscular atrophy has issued a heartfelt thank you to the thousands of people who sent her birthday cards. «3AW, Jul 15»
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Emmy Noms: House of Cards, OITNB Lead Netflix Charge - Netflix Life
Emmy Nominations: House of Cards, Kimmy Schmidt, OITNB Lead ... Downton Abbey, Game of Thrones, Homeland, House of Cards, and Mad ... «Netflix Life, Jul 15»
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Technolog: Netflix and Fitbit are market leaders but is it all a House
Netflix attributes its growth to its original content, particularly “Orange is the New Black”, “Marvel's Daredevil” and “House of Cards”. «The Conversation AU, Jul 15»
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House of Cards Casting in Harford County | Fallston, MD Patch
Specifically, ”political types” and “security types” are wanted. The casting call is for season four of Netflix drama House of Cards, Project Casting ... «Patch.com, Jul 15»
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House of Cards: 'We've got a smart audience' - BBC News
House of Cards writer Beau Willimon talks about the success of the drama, his "Cinderella moment" and counting President Obama as a fan. «BBC News, Jul 15»
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Constance Zimmer, Star Of 'UnREAL', 'House Of Cards', 'Entourage …
With 'UnREAL', 'Entourage' AND her role on 'House of Cards', Constance is enjoying giving viewers a glimpse of life behind the curtain of what ... «Huffington Post UK, Jul 15»
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David Einhorn Is No Fan of 'House of Cards'
David Einhorn apparently didn't enjoy the latest season of House of Cards. In his most recent letter to investors, the famed hedge-fund manager ... «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»

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