tenement

• Sustantivo que designa un edificio de viviendas antiguo y deteriorado, a menudo dividido en apartamentos pequeños y con condiciones mínimas de habitabilidad; también puede referirse a un inmueble de alquiler de baja calidad.

A noun referring to a run-down apartment building that only meets the most basic standards of habitability.

1. Run-down apartment buildingB2formal

   A large, old building divided into many small apartments, often in poor condition and barely meeting minimal living standards.

   Edificio de viviendas deteriorado

   • Many immigrants lived in crowded tenements in the early 20th century.
   • The tenement had broken windows and faulty plumbing.
   • The city is renovating old tenements to provide better housing.

   Sinónimosrookerytenement house