single dwelling
- noun
- /ˈsɪŋɡəl ˈdwɛlɪŋ/
- UK
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vivienda unifamiliar
- His response, that a wheel tax would obtain revenue from those adults who park a dozen or so vehicles outside a single dwelling and would be untouched by a property tax increase—especially if said dwelling is owned by the local housing authority.
Examples
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They built a single dwelling on the edge of the forest, surrounded by nature.
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In Iowa, if the house is considered a single dwelling and you are residing in the house and are renting less than four rooms out to an individual, then you are exempt from the anti-discrimination laws.
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The real estate agent specializes in selling single dwellings rather than apartment complexes.
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After moving out of the city, she found a charming single dwelling with a big garden.
Synonyms
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A house that stands alone and is not attached to other houses
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Morphology
The meaning 'a house that stands alone' is directly and transparently built from 'single' (existing alone) + 'dwelling' (a place where people live), so the sense is compositional and literal. This is a straightforward adjective+noun construction (not idiomatic or metaphorical) and is cross-linguistically obvious, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents will understand it.
Etymology
Single dwelling is a simple compound: single means one and dwelling means a home, so picture one house standing alone and not joined to any other house. That's why it means 'a house that stands alone and is not attached to any other houses'.