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Meaning of "house of ill repute" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF HOUSE OF ILL REPUTE

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HOUSE OF ILL REPUTE

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preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
House of ill repute 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 ILL REPUTE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

house of ill repute

Brothel

A brothel is a place where people may come to engage in sexual activity with a prostitute, sometimes referred to as a sex worker. Technically, any premises where prostitution commonly takes place qualifies as a brothel, however for legal or cultural reasons establishments may describe themselves as massage parlors, bars, strip clubs or by some other description. Sex work in a brothel is considered safer than street prostitution.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HOUSE OF ILL REPUTE

house moth
house mouse
House music
house number
House of Assembly
house of cards
House of Commons
house of correction
house of God
house of ill fame
House of Keys
House of Lords
House of Representatives
House of the People
house officer
house organ
house owner
house painter
house party
house physician

WORDS THAT END LIKE HOUSE OF ILL REPUTE

Advocate Depute
Advocates Depute
border dispute
boundary dispute
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depute
dispute
disrepute
frontier dispute
impute
industrial dispute
miscompute
pay dispute
precompute
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trade dispute

Synonyms and antonyms of house of ill repute in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «house of ill repute» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HOUSE OF ILL REPUTE

Find out the translation of house of ill repute to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of house of ill repute 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 ill repute» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

臭名昭著的房子
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

casa de mala reputación
570 millions of speakers

English

house of ill repute
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बीमार ख्याति के घर
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

بيت السمعة السيئة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

дом с дурной репутацией
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

casa de má reputação
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

খারাপ প্রতিপাদ্য ঘর
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

maison de mauvaise réputation
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Rumah yang terkenal
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Haus von schlechtem Ruf
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

売春宿
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

평판이 좋지 않은 집
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

House of reputation gerah
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

nhà danh tiếng bị bệnh
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தவறான புகார் வீடு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

आजारी प्रतिष्ठित घर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Kötü şöhretin evi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

casa di malaffare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

dom o złej reputacji
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

будинок з поганою репутацією
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Casa de reputație proastă
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

σπίτι της κακής φήμης
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

huis van swak reputasie
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

hus med dåligt anseende
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

hus med dårlig rykte
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of house of ill repute

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HOUSE OF ILL REPUTE»

The term «house of ill repute» is normally little used and occupies the 124.429 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 ILL REPUTE» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HOUSE OF ILL REPUTE»

Discover the use of house of ill repute in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to house of ill repute and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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House of Ill Repute: Reflections on War, Lies, and America's ...
Since his landslide re-election in a state dominated by Democrats,
William Rivers Pitt, 2007
2
Critical Perspectives on Naguib Mahfouz
These stories, then, range from a search for meaning, as in Not Unknown (Dud Majhul), to one for God, as in Zaabalawi, a story I consider to be an epitome of his novel Children ofGebelawi (Awlad Haratna). In the collection House of Ill Repute  ...
Trevor Le Gassick, 1991
3
Crazy Ivan: Based on a True Story of Submarine Espionage
Duffy's was a house of ill repute. Actually, it was a half way house of ill repute. It was where one went to meet a prospective lady of ill repute and then journey to the full house of ill repute, where one would repute to do ill. I had no intention of ...
‎2003
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Tales from Kentucky Lawyers
He came to us immediately after those girls were locked up in jail and told me, said, "The government has a rule that if the police lock up a girl from a house of ill repute, she cannot be released and she cannot make a bond until she has been  ...
William Montell, 2003
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Cassell's Dictionary of Slang
Gullah jook/joog house, a disorderly house, a house of ill-repute; ? ult. Bambaia ( dial, of Mandingo) jugu, wicked, violent] juke n.2 [1970s+j a trick, a dodge, whether physical or mental. [IUKE v.' (1)] juke n.3 see DUKE n.3 (1). juke v.' (also jook ...
Jonathon Green, 2005
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The Beatles: The True Beginnings
These parties were famous for their wildness and led to many an argument with irate mothers, whose daughters were staying at Haymans Green until the early hours, some of them all night. Mo was accused of running a house of ill repute, but ...
Roag Best, 2007
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The Erotic Muse: American Bawdy Songs
Some people may be farmers or ranchers out in Butte, I just want to play piano in a house of ill-repute. You may laugh at this, my humble occupation, But carnal copulation is here to stay. I don't want fame or riches. I just want to play for those ...
Ed Cray, 1999
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The Kentucky Encyclopedia
In 1882, when she was charged with operating a house of ill repute, she was pardoned by special executive order of Gov. Luke Blackburn (1879-83). In April 1917 Brezing's house, along with the other Lexington brothels, was closed by order ...
John E. Kleber
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Matter and Spirit: The Battle of Metaphysics in Modern ...
Although it is completely predictable that the individual will not go through with such a suicidal rendezvous in the house of ill repute, this is not because of the power of passion but because of the good sense of the individual, who will ...
James M. Lawler, 2006
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Duluth, Minnesota
This building has been a warehouse, a bar, and a "house of ill-repute," which legend says was operated by Rosa Brochi, who came to Duluth in 1869. In 1976, the restaurant opened and has lent its name to one of Duluth's largest annual ...
Sheldon T. Aubut, Maryanne C. Norton, 2001

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HOUSE OF ILL REPUTE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term house of ill repute is used in the context of the following news items.
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Controversial banquet center in Frankfort on hold - Daily Southtown
It's not like it's a house of ill repute," he said, adding that he will "look at everything" and hopefully come back with a plan that all can agree is in ... «Chicago Tribune, Jul 15»
2
Merit Furniture moving from downtown after nearly 60 years | Daily …
"It was a house of ill repute," Stan says. Next door, where the restaurant a la Lucie is now, was once Serafini's Italian restaurant; the Serafinis ... «Lexington Herald Leader, Jul 15»
3
Mary Coughlan Sings In Studio
... into studio to sing This Is Not A Song, lifted from Scars on the Calendar, her first album of new material since 2008's 'The House of Ill Repute'. «TodayFM, Jul 15»
4
Roosters in Ogden celebrates its 20th anniversary
In 1995, they opened the first Roosters, renovating a 119-year-old building that had been a Chinese laundry and a "house of ill repute" during ... «Standard-Examiner, Jul 15»
5
Sweet Laguna Beach cottage for $895000 was a 'brothel'
According to historic lore, the house of ill repute, then a mere 300 square feet, was called Idlehours. The home, at 1575 Arroyo Drive, has had ... «OCRegister, Jul 15»
6
Cover story: Collector's vintage matchbooks recall bygone Mobile …
"At one time it was well known as a local house of ill repute," he says of the venue. The collection itself may be relatively casual, but you can't ... «AL.com, Jul 15»
7
Movie Review: "Magic Mike XXL"
... was dead wrong, and the scenes in her house of ill repute recall “Eyes Wide Shut” with a bunch of ludicrous pop-psychology platitudes about ... «Salt Lake Magazine, Jul 15»
8
What We've Been Reading (and Watching)
Really, this is a feat: She has so far kept me from wanting to kick the TV, in spite of idiotic plot lines (she leads a raid on a house of ill repute, ... «First Things, Jul 15»
9
Alan Chartock's Capitol Connection: The rent is too damned high
To some degree, the Legislature has always been a house of ill repute. You pay, you get, and if you don't pay, you are far less likely to get. «Troy Record, Jul 15»
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ALAN CHARTOCK: New York Assembly Democrats waiting out …
To some degree, the Legislature has always been a house of ill repute. You pay, you get, and if you don't pay, you are far less likely to get. «The Daily Freeman, Jun 15»

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