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Meanings of
wife
in English
Russian
супруга
Portuguese
mulher
Catalan
dona casada
Spanish
mujer
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Female spouse; woman who is married.
married woman
husband
Related terms
affinity
Russian
супруга
A married woman.
spouse
Usage of
wife
in English
1
Question: Myself and my
wife
met through work almost 20 years ago.
2
Question: A few years ago I left my
wife
for another woman.
3
His
wife
said he got a call to wait at home today.
4
I'm sure he said quite clearly that you had lost your
wife
.
5
Since when do you answer the phone 'Aaron Tucker?' asked my
wife
.
6
QUESTION: My
wife
and I have been together for almost 10 years.
7
Other defendants in the case are Moyes'
wife
and a family trust.
8
Your
wife
said you'd like to get home as soon as possible.
9
This morning, a number of sites report his
wife
denying the story.
10
Photo: AFP Former British Prime Minister John Major and his
wife
Norma.
11
Of course we sometimes worry, especially my
wife
,
that something might happen.
12
The food cooked at home by the
wife
was the best food.
13
A
wife
and two young children will help make sure of that.
14
The comment was something his
wife
might have said three years ago.
15
The name of the
wife
was Clara; and of the man, Philip.
16
Willard Jones and
wife
arrived in the month previous; and the Rev.
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wife
Noun
Singular
Frequent collocations
young wife
first wife
good wife
second wife
little wife
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Translations for
wife
Russian
супруга
жена
замужество
Portuguese
mulher
esposa
marido
Catalan
dona casada
muller
esposa
Spanish
mujer
esposa
Wife
through the time
Wife
across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
Australia
Common
Ireland
Common
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