wife

wife
noun
, pl. wives Frau, die

make somebody one's wife — jemanden zur Frau nehmen

lawful wedded wife — (Eccl.) rechtmäßig angetraute Frau

old wives' tale — Ammenmärchen, das

* * *
plural - wives; noun
(the woman to whom one is married: Come and meet my wife; He is looking for a wife.) die (Ehe-)Frau
- academic.ru/117622/old_wives%27_tale">old wives' tale
- wife-battering
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wife
<pl wives>
[waɪf]
n [Ehe]frau f, Gattin f form o hum
will you be my \wife? möchtest du meine Frau werden?
give my regards to your \wife grüßen Sie Ihre Frau von mir
to live together as man and \wife wie Mann und Frau zusammenleben
to make sb one's \wife jdn zu seiner [Ehe]frau machen
my [or (fam) the] \wife meine [o fam die] Frau
▶ to be like Caesar's \wife BRIT ohne Fehl und Tadel sein
▶ the world and his \wife BRIT (saying) Gott und die Welt fam
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[waɪf]
n pl wives
Frau f, Gattin f (form), Gemahlin f (liter, form)

the wife (inf) —

a woman whom he would never make his wife — eine Person, die er niemals zu seiner Frau machen würde

businessmen who take their wives with them on their trips —

to take a wife (old) to take sb to wife (old) — sich (dat) eine Frau or ein Weib (old) nehmen jdn zum Weibe nehmen (old)

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wife [waıf] pl wives [waıvz] s
1. (Ehe-)Frau f, Gattin f:
she’s the wife of a teacher sie ist mit einem Lehrer verheiratet;
take to wife zur Frau nehmen;
he made her his wife er machte sie zu seiner Frau
2. obs oder dial Weib n
w. abk
1. weight
2. wide
3. width
4. wife
5. with
6. PHYS work
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noun
, pl. wives Frau, die

make somebody one's wife — jemanden zur Frau nehmen

lawful wedded wife — (Eccl.) rechtmäßig angetraute Frau

old wives' tale — Ammenmärchen, das

* * *
n.
(§ pl.: wives)
= Ehefrau -en f.
Frau -en f.
Gattin -nen f.

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