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2 husband
['hʌzbənd] 1. сущ.муж, супруг (исконное значение - "хозяин дома")cuckolded / estranged husband — обманутый муж
ex-husband / former husband — бывший муж
philandering / unfaithful husband — неверный муж
2. гл.She had two children by her first husband. — У неё было двое детей от первого мужа.
1) экономно расходовать; разумно использовать(что-л.)We had a barrel of brandy which we husbanded as well as we could. — У нас была бочка коньяка, которую мы расходовали как можно экономнее.
If they had husbanded this occasion. — Если бы они только разумно воспользовались этой возможностью.
2) уст.The ground should be dug up and husbanded. — Земля должна быть вскопана и возделана.
б) культивировать, развивать3) уст.а) подбирать, находить мужаб) шутл. исполнять роль мужа; быть мужемHe had been ready to perform the duty of husbanding a woman. — Он был готов исполнять обязанности мужа для какой-нибудь женщины.
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3 husband
['hʌzbənd]nмуж, супругShe and her husband were late. — Они с мужем опоздали
- considerate husband- cuckolded husband
- ex-husband
- faithful husband
- henpecked husband
- jealous husband
- philandering husband
- leave one's husband
См. также в других словарях:
henpecked — hen|pecked [ˈhenpekt] adj a man who is henpecked is always being told what to do by his wife, and is afraid to disagree with her ▪ a henpecked husband … Dictionary of contemporary English
henpecked — adjective a man who is henpecked is always being told what to do by his wife, and is afraid to disagree with her: a henpecked husband … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
henpecked — henpecking, n. /hen pekt /, adj. browbeaten, bullied, or intimidated by one s wife: a henpecked husband who never dared to contradict his wife. [1670 80; HEN + PECK + ED2] * * * … Universalium
henpecked — hen|pecked [ hen,pekt ] adjective criticized and given orders all the time by a wife or female partner: a henpecked husband … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
henpecked — adjective the prosecution characterized him as a henpecked husband who finally snapped Syn: browbeaten, downtrodden, bullied, dominated, subjugated, oppressed, intimidated; meek, timid, cringing, long suffering; informal under someone s thumb Ant … Thesaurus of popular words
henpecked — UK [ˈhenˌpekt] / US adjective criticized and given orders all the time by a wife or female partner a henpecked husband … English dictionary
henpecked — If a woman constantly nags her husband or partner, then he is henpecked … The small dictionary of idiomes
husband — n. 1) to leave one s husband 2) a common law; cuckolded; estranged husband; ex husband, former; faithful; henpecked; jealous; philandering, unfaithful husband 3) (misc.) she had two children by her first husband * * * [ hʌzbənd] cuckolded… … Combinatory dictionary
henpecked — hen·pecked || henpekt adj. intimidated, being naggedv. (about a wife) intimidate or bully one s husband … English contemporary dictionary
henpecked — adjective (of a woman) continually criticize and order about (her husband). → henpeck … English new terms dictionary
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