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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈhaʊs.ʌvˌkɑɹdz/ [General-American], [ˈhaʊs.ʌvˌkʰɑɹdz] [General-American] Audio: en-au-house of cards.ogg , en-US-house of cards.ogg Forms: houses of cards [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|houses of cards}} house of cards (plural houses of cards)
  1. A structure made by stacking playing cards in a pyramidal fashion. Translations (structure made by stacking playing cards): castell de cartes [masculine] (Catalan), 紙牌屋 (Chinese Mandarin), 纸牌屋 (Chinese Mandarin), domeček z karet [masculine] (Czech), korthus [neuter] (Danish), kaartenhuis [neuter] (Dutch), kaardimaja (Estonian), korttitalo (Finnish), château de cartes [masculine] (French), Kartenhaus [neuter] (German), σπίτι από τραπουλόχαρτα (spíti apó trapoulócharta) [neuter] (Greek), kártyavár (Hungarian), spilaborg [feminine] (Icelandic), castello di carte [masculine] (Italian), トランプタワー (toranpu tawā) (Japanese), binaan daun terup (Malay), korthus [neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), korthus [neuter] (Norwegian Nynorsk), domek z kart [masculine] (Polish), castelo de cartas [masculine] (Portuguese), ка́рточный до́мик (kártočnyj dómik) [masculine] (Russian), castillo de naipes [masculine] (Spanish), korthus [neuter] (Swedish), картковий будинок (kartkovyj budynok) [masculine] (Ukrainian)
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  2. (by extension, often attributive) Any structure with alternating vertical and horizontal layers. Tags: attributive, broadly, often
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  3. (figurative, idiomatic) A structure or argument built on a shaky foundation. Tags: figuratively, idiomatic Translations (structure or argument built on a shaky foundation): castell de cartes [masculine] (Catalan), 卡家 (kǎjiā) (Chinese Mandarin), korthus [neuter] (Danish), kaartenhuis [neuter] (Dutch), korttitalo (Finnish), château de cartes [masculine] (French), Kartenhaus [neuter] (German), castello di carte [masculine] (Italian), 사상누각 (alt: 砂上の楼閣) (Korean), domek z kart [masculine] (Polish), castelo de cartas [masculine] (Portuguese), ка́рточный до́мик (kártočnyj dómik) [masculine] (Russian), castillo de naipes [masculine] (Spanish), картковий будинок (kartkovyj budynok) [masculine] (Ukrainian)
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        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "domek z kart"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "structure or argument built on a shaky foundation",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "castelo de cartas"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "kártočnyj dómik",
      "sense": "structure or argument built on a shaky foundation",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ка́рточный до́мик"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "structure or argument built on a shaky foundation",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "castillo de naipes"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "kartkovyj budynok",
      "sense": "structure or argument built on a shaky foundation",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "картковий будинок"
    }
  ],
  "word": "house of cards"
}

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