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Meaning of wife in English
Examples of wife
wife
If his wife did these things, it reflected well on the man.
I have examined the role of the wife and how the succession of that role was carried out.
Where a wife had dementia, the husband found himself having to learn new domestic skills and become involved in intimate caring tasks.
Of course, this income foregone by the husband is eventually received by his wife.
Despite his difficulties he maintains a close and warm relationship with his children and his wife.
Heading the household were the husband and the wife, each responsible for their share of work.
The father expressed feelings of pleasure in seeing his wife relax and his children enjoying participating in the music.
The wife who cross-dresses to save her husband?
These data indicate that wives' private pensions in dual private pension households contribute marginally to greater equality in the wealth distribution.
His 47-year-old wife earned nine stuivers weekly.
The wife is already asleep in the armchair, and the children have been sent out for a nice long walk.
Another 22 % said friends or relatives, excluding wives, had advised them.
The households we analysed were populated only by: husbands, wives, lone parents, people living alone, or children under 19 years old.
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Collocations with wife
These are words often used in combination with wife.
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Take a man who has an ailing wife requiring constant treatment.
He offers the following analogy : if one receives a message that purports to be from one's beloved wife, this uncertain provenance nevertheless gives us some reason to believe the message.
Our thoughts go out to his dear wife and family on their grevious loss.
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Translations of wife
in Chinese (Traditional)
妻子，老婆，夫人…
in Chinese (Simplified)
妻子，老婆，夫人…
in Spanish
esposa, esposa [feminine, singular]…
in Portuguese
mulher, esposa, esposa [feminine]…
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पत्नी/ बायको - ज्या स्त्रीशी तुमचा विवाह झाला आहे ती.…
femme [feminine], épouse [feminine], femme…
நீங்கள் திருமணம் செய்து கொண்ட பெண்…
kone [masculine-feminine], kone, hustru…
మీరు వివాహం చేసుకున్న స్త్రీ…
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