English
Noun
house of cards (plural houses of cards)
- A structure made by laying cards perpendicularly on top of each other.
- (idiomatic) A structure or argument built on a shaky foundation.
Translations
structure made by laying cards perpendicularly on top of each other
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- Norwegian:
- Bokmål: korthus n
- Nynorsk: korthus n
- Polish: domek z kart (pl) m
- Portuguese: castelo de cartas m
- Russian: ка́рточный до́мик m (kártočnyj dómik)
- Spanish: castillo de cartas m
- Swedish: korthus (sv) n
- Ukrainian: картковий будинок m (kartkovyj budynok)
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structure or argument built on a shaky foundation
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- Japanese: (lit.: sandcastle) 砂上の楼閣 (さじょうのろうかく, sajō no rōkaku)
- Polish: domek z kart (pl) m
- Portuguese: castelo de cartas m
- Russian: ка́рточный до́мик m (kártočnyj dómik)
- Ukrainian: картковий будинок m (kartkovyj budynok)
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