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housework
All the tasks involved in caring for and maintaining a household, such as cleaning, doing laundry, cooking, and tidying up.
Am Wochenende steht immer die ganze Hausarbeit an.
On the weekend, all the housework is always waiting to be done.
term paper
An academic paper written at home by school or university students as graded work for a seminar or course.
Ich muss bis nächste Woche eine 15-seitige Hausarbeit in Soziologie abgeben.
I have to hand in a 15-page term paper in sociology by next week.
The word is made up of 'Haus' (house) and 'Arbeit' (work). So it literally means 'work in or for the house.' This basic idea fits both household chores and an academic paper that you write at home.
Nach dem Umzug hatten wir noch sehr viel Arbeit im neuen Haus.
After the move, we still had a lot of work to do in the new house.
You can tell from the context whether it means household tasks or an academic paper. Verbs like 'putzen' (to clean), 'waschen' (to wash), or 'kochen' (to cook) point to housework in the household. Words like 'schreiben' (to write), 'abgeben' (to hand in), 'Seminar' (seminar), or 'Professor' (professor) refer to the academic paper.
Ich helfe meiner Mutter bei der Hausarbeit, vor allem beim Staubsaugen.
I help my mother with the housework, especially with vacuuming.
When referring to household tasks, 'Hausarbeit' (housework) is often used with the verbs 'machen' (to do), 'erledigen' (to take care of/complete), or 'anfallen' (to come up/need doing).
Wer macht heute die Hausarbeit?
Who is doing the housework today?
In a university context, a 'Hausarbeit' (term paper) is typically 'geschrieben' (written), 'verfasst' (composed), or 'abgegeben' (handed in). You also get a grade 'für' (for) or 'auf' (on) the term paper.
Bis wann müssen wir die Hausarbeit bei der Professorin abgeben?
By when do we have to hand in the term paper to the professor?
household / budget
Haushalt can refer to the overall running of a home and the tasks involved. Hausarbeit, on the other hand, refers to individual activities such as cleaning, doing laundry, or cooking. Haushalt is appropriate when talking about organizing the home; Hausarbeit is used for specific tasks.
Heute teilen wir die Hausarbeit gerecht zwischen uns auf.
Today, we are dividing the housework fairly between us.
In unserem Haushalt teilen wir alle Aufgaben gerecht auf.
In our household, we divide all the tasks fairly.
