Dictionary English → German: [wife]

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	English	German
	devoted `{adj}` `[wife,` `husband,` `mother,` `father]`	641 liebend
	uxorious `{adj}` `[rare]` `[husband:` `having` `or` `showing` `a` `great` `fondness` `for` `his` `wife]`	228 treuliebend `[Ehemann]`
Verbs
	to widow sb. `[a` `wife]`	jdn. zur Witwe machen
	to wive sb. `[archaic]` `[to` `take` `sb.` `for` `a` `wife]`	jdn. zur Frau nehmen `[heiraten]`
Nouns
	spouse `[wife]`	154 Gattin `{f}` `[geh.]`
	ex `[coll.]` `[ex-girlfriend` `or` `ex-wife]`	85 Ehemalige `{f}` `[ugs.]` `[Ex-Ehefrau` `oder` `Ex-Freundin]`
	spouse `[wife]`	81 Gemahlin `{f}` `[geh.]`
	consort `[wife,` `esp.` `of` `a` `reigning` `monarch]`	48 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]`	29 Fußballerfrau `{f}` `[leicht` `pej.]`
	ex `[coll.]` `[former` `wife,` `girlfriend,` `or` `other` `partner` `in` `a` `relationship]`	20 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}`
	baroness `[baron's` `wife]`	6 Freifrau `{f}` <Frfr., Ffr.>
	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` `or` `daughter]`	Freiherrin `{f}` `[ugs.]` `[Freifrau` `bzw.` `Freiin]`
	baroness `[baron's` `wife]`	Baronin `{f}`
	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 Words: Verbs
	to cheat on sb. `[coll.]` `[wife,` `boyfriend,` `etc.]`	jdm. fremdgehen `[ugs.]`
	to cheat on sb. `[wife,` `boyfriend,` `etc.]`	jdn. betrügen
2 Words: Nouns
	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]`
	queen consort `[also` `Queen` `Consort]` `[British` `king's` `wife]`	Königsgemahlin `{f}` `[geh.]`
	royal couple `[prince` `and` `his` `wife]`	Prinzenpaar `{n}` `[Prinz` `und` `Gemahlin]`
	sociol. trad wife `[coll.]` `[traditional` `wife]`	traditionelle Ehefrau `{f}` `[als` `Rollenbild]`
3 Words: Others
	... and his Jane `[coll.]` `[often` `pej.]` `[said` `of` `a` `male` `person,` `referring` `to` `his` `girlfriend`/`wife]`	... und seine Tusnelda `[hum.]` `[oft` `pej.]`
3 Words: Nouns
	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 Words: Nouns
	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+ Words: Others
	hist. law by right of his wife `{adv}` `[Jure` `uxoris]` `[also:` `in` `right` `of` `a` `wife]`	aus dem Recht der Ehefrau
5+ Words: Verbs
	bibl. to turn into a pillar of salt `[idiom]` `[Lot's` `wife]`	zur Salzsäule erstarren `[Redewendung]` `[Lots` `Weib]`
5+ Words: Nouns
	idiom She-who-must-be-obeyed <SWMBO> `[hum.` `for:` `wife` `or` `female` `partner]`	Oberste Heeresleitung `{f}` <OHL> `[hum.` `für:` `die` `eigene` `Ehefrau` `oder` `Partnerin]`
Fiction (Literature and 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]`

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