English Dictionary

it takes a heap of living to make a house a home

ことわざ

アメリカ英語

(chiefly US) A house is simply a physical structure and does not count as a home until significant events in the inhabitants' lives have occurred there over a substantial period of time, and they have developed an emotional bond to the house and its immediate environs.

日本語の意味

家は単なる建物ではなく、住む人々が長い時間をかけた生活や様々な出来事を重ね、感情的な絆を育むことでやっと「家」となるという意味です。 / 物理的な建造物としての家ではなく、人々がそこで生活し、心のよりどころとすることで初めて真の「家」となるという考えを表現しています。

After twenty years of shared laughter, late-night talks, and countless holiday gatherings, we finally realized that it takes a heap of living to make a house a home.

20年にわたる笑いや夜遅くの会話、そして数え切れない祝日の集まりを経て、私たちはようやく、家が本当の家庭になるには長年の生活の積み重ねが必要だと悟りました。

意味（1）

(chiefly US) A house is simply a physical structure and does not count as a home until significant events in the inhabitants' lives have occurred there over a substantial period of time, and they have developed an emotional bond to the house and its immediate environs.

We often hear the famous lines quoted that it takes a heap of living to make a house a home, but we have to recognize that the family cannot do it without a house in which to start.