tenement

• Substantivo que designa um prédio de apartamentos antigo e deteriorado, que atende apenas aos padrões mínimos de habitabilidade. No uso histórico, especialmente nos Estados Unidos, refere-se a um cortiço ou casa de cômodos superlotada, ocupada por famílias pobres e imigrantes.

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.

   Cortiço

   • 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.

   Sinônimosrookerytenement house