| Englisch | Deutsch | |
| devoted {adj} [wife, husband, mother, father] | 610 liebend | |
| uxorious {adj} [rare] [husband: having or showing a great fondness for his wife] | 222 treuliebend [Ehemann] | |
Verben |
| to widow sb. [a wife] | jdn. zur Witwe machen | |
| to wive sb. [archaic] [to take sb. for a wife] | jdn. zur Frau nehmen [heiraten] | |
Substantive |
| spouse [wife] | 141 Gattin {f} [geh.] | |
| ex [coll.] [ex-girlfriend or ex-wife] | 76 Ehemalige {f} [ugs.] [Ex-Ehefrau oder Ex-Freundin] | |
| spouse [wife] | 75 Gemahlin {f} [geh.] | |
| consort [wife, esp. of a reigning monarch] | 40 Gemahlin {f} [geh.] [bes. eines Herzogs, Königs etc.] | |
| law uxoricide [murder of one's wife] | 33 Uxorizid {m} [Mord an der Ehefrau] | |
| journ. sports wag [Br.] [coll.] [wife of a high-profile footballer] | 26 Fußballerfrau {f} [leicht pej.] | |
| ex [coll.] [former wife, girlfriend, or other partner in a relationship] | 18 Verflossene {f} [ugs.] [frühere Ehefrau, Freundin, Lebensgefährtin] | |
| agr. jobs relig. [church supplied farm helper as a stand-in for a farmer's wife during illness, etc.] | 16 Dorfhelferin {f} | |
| hist. [gift from husband to wife after the wedding night] | Morgengabe {f} | |
| [obs. / archaic: mother's sister or wife of mother's brother] | Base {f} [veraltet] [Schwester der Mutter oder Frau des Bruders der Mutter] | |
| baroness [baron's wife] | Baronin {f} | |
| baroness [baron's wife] | Freifrau {f} <Frfr., Ffr.> | |
| law desertion [of wife or family] | böswilliges Verlassen {n} [veraltet] [der Ehefrau oder Familie] | |
| helpmeet [female] [companion and helper] [esp. wife] | Begleiterin und Gehilfin [bes. Ehefrau] | |
| myth. Jocasta [wife of Laius, King of Thebes] | Iokaste {f} [Frau des Laios, König von Theben] | |
| hist. Theophanu [Empress of the Holy Roman Empire, wife of Otto II] | Theophanu {f} [Kaiserin des Heiligen Römischen Reiches, Frau Ottos II.] | |
2 Wörter: Verben |
| to cheat on sb. [coll.] [wife, boyfriend, etc.] | jdm. fremdgehen [ugs.] | |
| to cheat on sb. [wife, boyfriend, etc.] | jdn. betrügen | |
2 Wörter: Substantive |
| law (malicious) abandonment [of wife or family] | böswilliges Verlassen {n} [veraltet] [die Ehefrau oder Familie] | |
| Mrs. Right [esp. Am.] [hum.] [destined wife] | die Richtige {f} [ugs.] [die richtige Frau / Partnerin, die Zukünftige] | |
| royal couple [prince and his wife] | Prinzenpaar {n} [Prinz und Gemahlin] | |
3 Wörter: Andere |
| ... and his Jane [coll.] [often pej.] [said of a male person, referring to his girlfriend/wife] | ... und seine Tusnelda [hum.] [oft pej.] | |
3 Wörter: Substantive |
| one's old dutch [female] [Br.] [coll.] [esp. among cockneys: one's wife] | jds. Olle {f} [regional] [salopp] [jds. Alte; jds. Ehefrau] | |
| sister-in-law [spouse's brother's wife] | Schwippschwägerin {f} [ugs.] | |
| the old lady [coll.] [mother, wife, female boss] | Olle {f} [ugs.] [bes. nordd.] | |
| trouble (and strife) [cockney rhyming slang: wife] | [Cockney Rhyming Slang für: Ehefrau] | |
4 Wörter: Substantive |
| old ball and chain [slang] [fig.] [a burden or restain, e.g. a wife or job] | [der sprichwörtliche Mühlstein am Hals, z. B. eine Ehefrau oder ein Job] | |
5+ Wörter: Andere |
| hist. law by right of his wife {adv} [Jure uxoris] [also: in right of a wife] | aus dem Recht der Ehefrau | |
5+ Wörter: Verben |
| bibl. to turn into a pillar of salt [idiom] [Lot's wife] | zur Salzsäule erstarren [Redewendung] [Lots Weib] | |
5+ Wörter: Substantive |
| idiom She-who-must-be-obeyed <SWMBO> [hum. for: wife or female partner] | Oberste Heeresleitung {f} <OHL> [hum. für: die eigene Ehefrau oder Partnerin] | |
Fiktion (Literatur und Film) |
| film F The Bishop's Wife [also: Cary and the Bishop's Wife] [Henry Koster] | Jede Frau braucht einen Engel [auch: Engel sind überall] | |