How do you use "Council house" in a sentence?

Grew up in a council house. Council house background. Bought our old council house.

Council house

Q: What does "Council house" mean?

Social housing provided by local government A house built and rented out by the local council for people who cannot afford private housing. Carries class connotations.

Slang Term British ★★★★☆ Common Neutral

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Significado: Social housing provided by local government

地方政府提供的公共住房

Vivienda social proporcionada por el gobierno local

地方自治体が提供する公営住宅

지방정부가 제공하는 공영 주택

A house built and rented out by the local council for people who cannot afford private housing. Carries class connotations.

由地方政府建造并出租给买不起私人住房的人的房子。带有阶级色彩。

Una casa construida y alquilada por el ayuntamiento para personas que no pueden permitirse vivienda privada. Tiene connotaciones de clase.

民間の住宅を買えない人のために地方自治体が建設し賃貸する住宅。階級的な含みがある。

민간 주택을 감당할 수 없는 사람들을 위해 지방의회가 건설하여 임대하는 주택. 계층적 함의를 지닌다.

Ejemplos

Grew up in a council house.
在公房里长大
creció en una vivienda de protección oficial
公営住宅で育った
공영 주택에서 자랐다.
Council house background.
公房出身的背景
origen de vivienda social
公営住宅出身の経歴
공영 주택 출신 배경.
Bought our old council house.
买下了我们以前的公房
compramos nuestra antigua vivienda social
元の公営住宅を買い取った
예전 공영 주택을 매입했다.

Pronunciación

Guía de uso

Contexto: housing, class discussion

Tono: factual, can be loaded

✓ Correcto

Council house estate
公房小区
urbanización de viviendas sociales
公営住宅団地
공영 주택 단지
Ex-council house
前公房
antigua vivienda social
元公営住宅
옛 공영 주택

✗ Incorrecto

Can be used pejoratively
可能被用作贬义
Puede usarse de forma peyorativa
蔑称として使われることがある
경멸적으로 사용될 수 있음

Errores comunes

Using as insult

Origen e historia

From British local government councils that built social housing, especially post-WWII. Right-to-Buy in the 1980s allowed tenants to purchase.

Etimología: Council (local government) + house

Primera vez registrado: Post-WWII era

Contexto cultural

Era: Post-WWII onwards

Generation: All generations

Social background: Working class housing

Pop culture: British social realism

Regional notes: British housing terminology.

Variaciones

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