Women in spanish
pronunciation: muxeɹ̩ part of speech: noun
woman [women, -pl.] = mujer.
Example: For example, the outdated subject heading 'Female emancipation' could be changed to the newer term 'Women's liberation' with this function.more:
» all-women = completamente femenino, compuesto sólo/completamente por mujeres, integrado sólo/completamente por mujeres.
Example: Anita and Sushila are members of the first all-women patrol squad that is maintaining a vigil at places frequented by women and girls to provide them with a sense of safety and confidence.» anchorwoman = presentadora de noticias.
Example: I get easily distracted by anchorwomen -- I just sit there and analyze their make-up, hair, teeth and don't listen to a damn thing they are saying.» a woman's work is never done = el trabajo de la mujer no se valora, el trabajo de la mujer no se reconoce.
Example: Since a woman's job is never done, she must put her own health first so that she can be there for all who depend on her.» a woman's place is in the home = la mujer honrada, la pierna quebrada y en casa; la mujer atada a la pata de la cama.
Example: Research shows that the majority of people believe that a woman's place is in the home.» a woman with a mission = una mujer con un objetivo muy claro.
Example: She was a woman with a mission and single-minded in the pursuit of her dream = Era una mujer con un objetivo muy claro, completamente decidida a hacer realidad su sueño.» bagwoman = vabagunda, mendiga, indigente. [Mujer que vive en las calles de las ciudades y que suele llevar sus posesiones en bolsas, a veces en un carrito de la compra]
Example: I've always been afraid of somehow winding up as a bagwoman in the streets.» battered woman = mujer maltratada.
Example: This study attempts to identify some of the knowledge gaps and information-access problems experienced by battered women.» be a dead man/woman (walking) = ser hombre muerto, tener los días contados, no tener posibilidades, ser imposible, tener las horas contadas, quedar dos/tres telediarios, tener las uvas contadas.
Example: Probst thought he'd last longer, but I knew he was a dead man walking the minute he showed up.» be a woman of few words = ser una mujer de pocas palabras.
Example: But soft-spoken to the point of whispers, Dr Zul, as she is popularly known, is a woman of few words.» be a woman of her word = ser una mujer de palabra.
Example: Lily knew that Edith, hateful as she now was to her, was a woman of her word.» be a woman of the people = ser una mujer de gentes.
Example: While there is no excusing some of the indelicate things she said, there was a kindness to Marge that made her a woman of the people.» be a woman of the world = ser una mujer de mundo, ser una mujer que tiene mucho mundo.
Example: She is a woman of the world and understands these delicate issues.» black woman = mujer negra, negra.
Example: The results indicate that black women see their main information problem areas as health, money and education.» camerawoman = camarógrafa.
Example: Justine Evans, 44, is a wildlife camerawoman whose work has taken her all over the world.» chairwoman [chairwomen, pl.] = presidenta, directora, responsable. [Femenino]
Example: As head of a committee, and being recognized as such, it's perfectly all right with me if I'm called the chairman rather than the chairwoman.» charwoman [charwomen, -pl.] = limpiadora, asistenta.
Example: Thus charwomen and porters in a university work in an institution where books are used a great deal but they themselves are highly unlikely to use them.» cleaning woman = limpiadora, señora de la limpieza, mujer de la limpieza, muchacha de la limpieza.
Example: These cuts were a scheme to privatize the cleaning women's jobs, contracting them out to small or big private cleaning firms.» coloured woman = mujer negra, negra, mujer de color, persona de color.
Example: He looked up and saw two figures cutting across the field, a colored man and woman, each carrying a bottle.» congresswoman [congressman, -masc.] = miembro del Congreso. [Femenino]
Example: The library has collections of papers of notable suffragettes, authoresses, a congresswoman, and a feminist.» craftswoman [craftswomen, -pl.] = artesana.
Example: The mass-market novelist who would probably be happier to be described as a good 'craftsman' or 'craftswoman' than as a literary 'genius'.» elderly woman = mujer mayor, anciana, ancianita.
Example: An elderly woman in a wheelchair died Saturday night after falling into her backyard pool.» Englishwoman [Englishwomen, -pl.] = inglesa.
Example: Steel's book exemplifies what might be termed the subgenre of 'Mutiny novel,' using such conventional characters as the plucky Englishwoman, the unflappable English gentleman-spy, and the crazed religious zealot.» evil old woman = vieja malvada, bruja, vieja bruja.
Example: The fear of evil old women flying across the sky on broomsticks and hunting for children still remains today because of the ignorance of humanity.» fancy woman = amante, querida, amiguita.
Example: It turns out her husband has been doing the dirty on her and is heading off to live in Spain with his fancy woman.» for women only = sólo para mujeres, exclusivo para la mujer.
Example: Synchronized swimming and rhythmic gymnastics are for women only.» gentlewoman [gentlemen, -pl.] = señora de buena familia, dama.
Example: She was a gentlewoman, and I had not detected any signs of coquettishness in her, so I was a little confused as to what she was suggesting.» grumpy old woman = vieja gruñona.
Example: American propaganda was very successful in portraying Russians as little more than a group of grumpy old women.» horsewoman [horsewomen, -pl.] = amazona.
Example: She may be one of the most accomplished horsewomen in the world but 2008 just hasn't been her year.» human rights of women = derechos humanos específicos de la mujer.
Example: Abuse is a violation of the human rights of women, which perpetuates the invisibility of women and the issues affecting them.» Irishwoman [Irishwomen, -pl.] = irlandesa.
Example: His legacy continue to inspire generations of Irishmen, Irishwomen, and Americans of all walks of life.» kept woman = mujer florero, mujer objeto.
Example: She definitely prefers being a kept woman, but she's one of the lucky few -- all my other friends need to work for a living.» kept woman = amante, querida.
Example: Historically, a kept woman was a man's mistress (whether or not he was married to another woman).» kinswoman [kinswomen, -pl.] = familiar femenino, pariente femenino.
Example: Also, a man may never marry a kinswoman in the category of daughter, sister, or father's sister.» Latin woman = latina, mujer latina.
Example: Search our extensive database and find the Latin woman or man you are looking for.» loose woman = mujer fácil, libertina.
Example: By the 1890s, women of African descent were branded as lascivious, loose, and thieving women.» madwoman [madwomen, -pl.] = loca.
Example: Much like the determined women who fueled feminism in the 1970s, these madwomen rebel against the strictures of patriarchal authority.» make + a woman of = hacer una mujer de, hacer una mujer.
Example: She must now choose between returning to an idiotic private life or staying with the career that's made a woman of her.» married woman = mujer casada.
Example: Meet other married women and men looking for discreet affairs, relationships and extramarital affairs by becoming a member today.» newswoman = reportera, mujer periodista, locutora.
Example: The society section, for the most part, is handled by newswomen.» noblewoman [noblewomen, -pl.] = noble, aristócrata.
Example: It is no coincidence that what literary and artistic works by women have survived are by noblewomen.» nursing woman = mujer en período de lactancia.
Example: It is especially important, therefore, for pregnant and nursing women to supplement their diets.» only for women = sólo para mujeres, exclusivo para la mujer.
Example: This scholarship is only for women over 35 years old from low-income households who are pursuing a first undergraduate or vocational degree.» on the woman's side (of the family) = por parte de madre, por parte materna.
Example: If there are fraternal twins on the woman's side of the family, there is an increased possibility that she will bear twins.» ordinary men and women = gente normal.
Example: Role reversal seeks to answer some of these questions by having ordinary men and women switch genders for a month.» ordination of women, the = ordenación de la mujer, la.
Example: He is to be praised for not wasting the reader's time and trying his patience with the dead issue of the possibility of the ordination of women.» pick up + a woman = ligarse a una mujer.
Example: But if you never learned how to approach women, here are some icebreakers that could come in handy when it comes to picking up women.» policewoman [policewomen, -pl.] = mujer policía.
Example: For example, WOMEN AS POLICE becomes POLICEWOMEN, or SPANISH AMERICA is changed to LATIN AMERICA.» pregnant woman = mujer embarazada, mujer en estado.
Example: This program was designed to provide food and nutrition information for low-income pregnant women, nursing mothers, and children up to age 4.» saleswoman [saleswomen, -pl.] = vendedora.
Example: It does not sanction subsuming saleswomen under salesmen.» servicewoman = mujer militar, mujer soldado.
Example: The author reviews the history and meaning of the combat exclusion policy for United States servicewomen.» single woman = mujer soltera.
Example: As a single woman, you need to ensure that you feel safe when you are at home.» spokeswoman [spokeswomen, -pl.] = portavoz, exponente, representante. [Femenino]
Example: The UK Labour Party spokeswoman on information technology reviewed some of the future applications of the information superhighway to education.» sports woman = deportista.
Example: The image which the majority of girls have of the sports woman is as of a healthy, slim, clean, quick-moving, intelligent, strong-willed, self-assured & natural person.» successful woman = mujer de éxito, mujer con éxito, mujer exitosa.
Example: 'Behind every successful woman there's an astonished man,' she added = "Detrás de cada mujer exitosa hay un hombre asombrado", añadió.» the woman of + Posesivo + dreams = la mujer de + Posesivo + sueños.
Example: The woman of my dreams is loving, caring, and forgiving.» thieving woman = ladrona, lagartona, pájara, zorra.
Example: By the 1890s, women of African descent were branded as lascivious, loose, and thieving women.» trafficking in women = tráfico de mujeres, trata de mujeres.
Example: Trafficking in women has existed in Europe since the 1970s.» village woman = pueblerina, aldeana, lugareña, habitante del pueblo, vecina del pueblo.
Example: Perhaps only 2% or less of village women can read and write.» wanton woman = mujer lasciva, mujer libertina, mujer promiscua.
Example: The male coquette and the wanton woman are somewhat on a par.» washerwoman = lavandera.
Example: In thus eking out an existence, however, the washerwoman was very important for the survival of her family.» woman chaser = donjuán, casanova, mujeriego, salido.
Example: He is such a woman chaser that he is afraid to commit to one person.» woman-hater = misógino.
Example: While feminists and lesbians are regularly accused of being man-haters, gay men are never accused of being woman-haters.» woman-hatred = misoginia.
Example: If anything is going down here it's woman-hatred, not man-hatred, a veritable war against women.» womanhood = feminidad.
Example: This article presents a selected listing of references devoted to the subject of ageing womanhood.» womanist = mujeriego.
Example: The article 'Pornography, publishing, and preservation: a womanist view' relates problems libraries have encountered when making pornographic or sexually-explicit materials available to users.» woman librarian = bibliotecaria.
Example: Although some women librarians are married, most are childless: since the career is demanding, women librarians must choose often between career and children.» woman's milk = leche maternal.
Example: The riboflavin content of cow's milk is about five-fold that of woman's milk.» woman of means = mujer de dinero, mujer acomodada, mujer de fortuna, mujer acaudalada.
Example: Women of means or with some skill opened businesses: dressmaking shops, stables and even blacksmith shops.» woman of substance = mujer de dinero, mujer acomodada, mujer de fortuna, mujer de peso.
Example: Set high expectations for yourself and for others because a woman of substance knows what they're worth and what they deserve.» woman + Profesión = Profesión + femenina.
Example: Our starting point is that in order to do justice to the importance of the issue of their own material welfare and that of the women they work with, women social workers must not be lulled into a false sense of security about 'progress' in this respect.» woman worker [women workers, -pl.] = trabajadora.
Example: Employers should take a preventive role in protecting women's general health, for example, screening women workers for cervical cancer.» women('s) empowerment = empoderamiento de la mujer.
Example: In traditional societies, even more than elsewhere, women empowerment does not occur easily or overnight.» women librarian = bibliotecaria. [Singular woman librarian]
Example: The article focuses on the stereotypical images of librarians, particularly women librarians, conveyed by such television programmes.» women-only = sólo para mujeres, exclusivo para la mujer.
Example: The setting up of women-only train compartments is definitely the best solution in solving the problem of indecent assaults in the MTR.» women-related = relacionado con las mujeres.
Example: Rather than take a whole lot of time on this, let me utter a brief commercial on behalf of a book which addresses precisely this area of women-related headings, Joan Marshall's 'On Equal Terms'.» women's fashion = moda femenina, la.
Example: In women's fashion the world has blurred the line between attractive and sluttish = En la moda femenina, el mundo ha confundido los límites entre ir vestida con atractivo e ir vestida de zorrilla.» women's football = fútbol femenino.
Example: The nice thing is that it shows how the gap is closing between the top teams and the ones behind, and that is good for women's football.» women's liberation = liberación de la mujer.
Example: For example, the outdated subject heading 'Female emancipation' could be changed to the newer term 'Women's liberation' with this function.» women's library = biblioteca de la mujer.
Example: Though there are approximately 400 women's libraries internationally they are not generally the focus of research within either library studies or feminist studies.» women's magazines = revistas para mujeres.
Example: No critics review issues of magazines or the weekly episodes of Crossroads or Coronation Street but women's magazines and these television serials all have readership and viewers numbered in millions.» women's movement, the = movimiento feminista, el. [Expresión usualmente acompañada del artículo]
Example: The women's movement and those concerned with women and development have long recognized that information is a means of empowerment for women.» women's prison = cárcel de mujeres.
Example: Was FEMALE OFFENDERS established because of literary warrant or because one would not logically send women criminals to REFORMATORIES FOR WOMEN (the Library of Congress heading) rather than to women's prisons?.» women's rights = derechos de la mujer.
Example: The U.N.'s many agencies offer over 1000 titles annually on subjects as varied as women's rights, basic accounting and fertilizers.» women's rights movement = movimiento en defensa de los derechos de la mujer.
Example: Historians have generally held that before the Civil War the popular press did little to help the women's rights movements.» women's room = lavabo de señoras, servicio de señoras, aseo de señoras, baño de señoras.
Example: Before she could respond and follow up with a question about her distraught state, Feng escaped to the women's room.» women's shelter = centro de acogida de mujeres.
Example: Nursing homes, retirement centers, Veterans' centers, women's shelters, Head Start programs, prisons, and psychiatric hospitals were often the beneficiaries of weeded books.» women's soccer = fútbol femenino. [Usado preferentemente en inglés americano]
Example: In that respect, if, in fact, some people may think of her as a 'loudmouth' or 'showboat' or 'jerk,' it could be good for women's soccer.» women's studies = estudios sobre la mujer, estudios de la mujer.
Example: About 80 publishers were interviewed for this survey, and the subject area has expanded to overlap with diet, fitness, psychology, religion, ethnology and women's studies.» women's team = equipo femenino.
Example: Their women's team finished in second place only behind the University of Mary who posted 21 team points.» women's tennis = tenis femenino.
Example: Likewise, she competes in women's tennis and is the best there ever was, end of discussion.» yachtswoman [yachtswomen, -pl.] = aficionada a la vela, balandrista.
Example: A British yachtswoman has become the first woman to sail solo, non-stop, both ways around the world.» young woman = joven, jovencita. [Sexo femenino]
Example: All these novels are about young women meeting handsome men, at first disliking them and then discovering that they love them, with the inescapable 'happy ending' which means matrimony in these cases.» YWCA (Young Women's Christian Association) = YWCA (Asociación Cristiana de Mujeres Jóvenes).
Example: This article focuses on photographs documenting the activities and facilities of the Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA), collected as part of ongoing research into the history of the YWCA in Canada between 1870 and 1930.