Wife in spanish
pronunciation: espoʊsɑ part of speech: noun
wife [wives, -pl.] = esposa, mujer.
Example: When I saw what he was up to, I drew back for a punch and hit him so hard on the nose that he fell on his back and lay there for some time, so that his wife stood over him and cried out 'Mercy! You've done my husband in!'.more:
» Posesivo + brother-in-law's wife = concuñada.
Example: Do not allow your brother-in-law's wife and her rotten attitude stop you from becoming a member of this family.» common-law wife = pareja de hecho.
Example: Even including common-law wives, only about half of the women of reproductive age were married, & 15% were still spinsters at ages 40-44.» estranged wife = ex-esposa, ex-mujer, antigua exposa, antigua mujer, esposa de la que está separado.
Example: The book tells the story of an estranged wife who returns to attend to a dying husband.» ex-wife = ex-esposa, ex-mujer, antigua esposa, antigua mujer.
Example: 'Shit Happens' in the story of two flatmates: Halifax, a ex-journalist with a dark past and long lost ex-wife, and Shakra, a college-drop out bent on Halifax's destruction = "A veces las cosas salen mal" es la historia de dos compañeros de piso: Halifax, un ex-periodista con un pasado oscuro y con una exesposa que no ve desde hace mucho, y Shakra, un compañero de universidad obcecado en la destrucción de Halifax .» housewife [housewives, -pl.] = ama de casa, maruja.
Example: Manoeuvres that have been used, as the the percipient observer well knows, include simplifications and routines to save time, such a stereotyping users ('students', 'housewives', etc.).» midwife [midwives, -pl.] = matrona, matrón, comadrona.
Example: The last of the primary operators, 6, prefaces terms which describe either the form (e.g. that it is a dictionary or bibliography) or the target audience (e.g. that it is intended for nurses or midwives) of the document.» old wives' tale = cuento de viejas, superstición.
Example: Read on to see what the experts have to say about which old wives' tales are true wisdom and which are a bunch of baloney.» trophy wife = mujer florero.
Example: Money can't buy you happiness, but it can buy you a trophy wife if you've got enough to spare.» wife abuse = malos tratos a la mujer, maltrato a la mujer, maltrato de mujeres.
Example: Although the results provide support for the 'drunken bum' theory of wife beating, they also demythologize the stereotype because alcohol is shown to be far from a necessary or sufficient cause of wife abuse.» wife battering = malos tratos a la mujer, maltrato a la mujer, maltrato de mujeres.
Example: The book 'How to get out' deals with wife battering.» wife beater = camiseta interior.
Example: I have been wearing wife beaters my whole life, ever since I was a kid.» wife beating = malos tratos a la mujer, maltrato a la mujer, maltrato de mujeres.
Example: Try finding prison reform, wife beating, intellectual freedom, or vasectomy in the 18th edition index.» Posesivo + wife's aunt = tía política.
Example: For the past 4 months my wife's aunt has been fighting a malignant tumor in her brain.» Posesivo + wife's cousin = primo político.
Example: My wife's cousin used to visit us every summer for about a month.» Posesivo + wife's nephew = sobrino político.
Example: My wife's nephew popped by yesterday and drank us out of apple juice.» Posesivo + wife's niece = sobrina política.
Example: My wonderful wife's niece, Amber, has been missing since Friday.» Posesivo + wife's uncle = tío político.
Example: My wife's uncle was diagnosed with lung cancer earlier this year.» wife-to-be = novia, prometida, futura esposa, futura mujer.
Example: He first started dating his wife-to-be at age 24, when she was 13.wives [wife, -sing.] = esposas.
Example: This article presents the results of a survey of over 60 husbands and wives who work together to create children's books.