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121 disappointment
noun Her disappointment was obvious from her face; His failure was a great disappointment to his wife.) déception -
122 do
[du:] 1. 3rd person singular present tense - does; verb1) (used with a more important verb in questions and negative statements: Do you smoke?)2) (used with a more important verb for emphasis; ; [ðo sit down])3) (used to avoid repeating a verb which comes immediately before: I thought she wouldn't come, but she did.)4) (used with a more important verb after seldom, rarely and little: Little did he know what was in store for him.)5) (to carry out or perform: What shall I do?; That was a terrible thing to do.) faire6) (to manage to finish or complete: When you've done that, you can start on this; We did a hundred kilometres in an hour.) faire, finir7) (to perform an activity concerning something: to do the washing; to do the garden / the windows.) faire8) (to be enough or suitable for a purpose: Will this piece of fish do two of us?; That'll do nicely; Do you want me to look for a blue one or will a pink one do?; Will next Saturday do for our next meeting?) aller9) (to work at or study: She's doing sums; He's at university doing science.) faire, étudier10) (to manage or prosper: How's your wife doing?; My son is doing well at school.) aller11) (to put in order or arrange: She's doing her hair.) arranger12) (to act or behave: Why don't you do as we do?) faire, agir13) (to give or show: The whole town gathered to do him honour.) faire14) (to cause: What damage did the storm do?; It won't do him any harm.) faire15) (to see everything and visit everything in: They tried to do London in four days.) visiter, faire2. noun(an affair or a festivity, especially a party: The school is having a do for Christmas.) réception, fête- doer- doings - done - do-it-yourself - to-do - I - he could be doing with / could do with - do away with - do for - done for - done in - do out - do out of - do's and don'ts - do without - to do with - what are you doing with -
123 down-trodden
adjective (badly treated; treated without respect: a down-trodden wife.) -
124 dress
[dres] 1. verb1) (to put clothes or a covering on: We dressed in a hurry and my wife dressed the children.) (s')habiller2) (to prepare (food etc) to be eaten: She dressed a salad.) apprêter3) (to treat and bandage (wounds): He was sent home from hospital after his burns had been dressed.) panser2. noun1) (what one is wearing or dressed in: He has strange tastes in dress.) vêtements2) (a piece of women's clothing with a top and skirt in one piece: Shall I wear a dress or a blouse and skirt?) robe•- dressed- dresser - dressing - dressing-gown - dressing-room - dressing-table - dressmaker - dress rehearsal - dress up -
125 duchess
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126 extravagance
noun His wife's extravagance reduced them to poverty; Food is a necessity, but wine is an extravagance.) dépense excessive -
127 familiar
[fə'miljə]1) (well-known: The house was familiar to him; She looks very familiar (to me).) familier2) ((with with) knowing about: Are you familiar with the plays of Shakespeare?) familier (avec)3) (too friendly: You are much too familiar with my wife!) familier•- familiarity - familiarize - familiarise - familiarization - familiarisation -
128 father-in-law
noun (the father of one's wife or husband.) beau-père
См. также в других словарях:
Wife — Wife, n.; pl. {Wives}. [OE. wif, AS. wif; akin to OFries. & OS. wif, D. wijf, G. weib, OHG. w[=i]b, Icel. v[=i]f, Dan. viv; and perhaps to Skr. vip excited, agitated, inspired, vip to tremble, L. vibrare to vibrate, E. vibrate. Cf. Tacitus, [… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
wife — W1S1 [waıf] n plural wives [waıvz] [: Old English; Origin: wif woman, wife ] the woman that a man is married to →↑husband, spouse ↑spouse ▪ Have you met my wife? ▪ a refuge for battered wives ▪ … Dictionary of contemporary English
wife|ly — «WYF lee», adjective, li|er, li|est. of a wife; like a wife; suitable for a wife. –wife´li|ness, noun … Useful english dictionary
WIFE — can refer to:* WIFE (AM), a radio station at 1580 AM licensed to Connersville, Indiana * WIFE FM, a radio station at 94.3 FM licensed to Rushville, Indiana * WMOJ FM, an FM radio station formerly known as WIFE FM from 1994 2006 … Wikipedia
wife — [ waıf ] (plural wives [ waıvz ] ) noun count *** the woman that a man is married to: I d better phone my wife and tell her I ll be late. wife of: a reception for the wives of the ambassadors … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
wife — (n.) O.E. wif woman, from P.Gmc. *wiban (Cf. O.S., O.Fris. wif, O.N. vif, Dan., Swed. viv, M.Du., Du. wijf, O.H.G. wib, Ger. Weib), of uncertain origin. Du. wijf now means, in slang, girl, babe, having softened somewhat from earlier sense of… … Etymology dictionary
wife — [wīf] n. pl. wives [wīvz] [ME < OE wif, woman, akin to Swed viv, Ger weib < ? IE base * weip , to twist, turn, wrap, in sense “the hidden or veiled person”] 1. a woman: still so used in such compounds as midwife, housewife, etc. 2. a… … English World dictionary
wife — index consort, spouse Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
wife — has the plural form wives … Modern English usage
wife — [n] married woman bride, companion, consort, helpmate, mate, monogamist, other half*, partner, roommate, spouse; concepts 414,415 Ant. husband … New thesaurus
wife — ► NOUN (pl. wives) 1) a married woman considered in relation to her husband. 2) archaic or dialect a woman, especially an old or uneducated one. DERIVATIVES wifely adjective. ORIGIN Old English, «woman» … English terms dictionary
