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1 wife
s ([pl] wives) žena, baba, supruba / to take to # = uzeti za ženu old wives' tale = bablja priča* * *
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2 pregnant wife
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3 testamentary disposal in favour of the wife
oporuÄno raspolaganje u korist ženeEnglish-Croatian dictionary > testamentary disposal in favour of the wife
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4 child wife
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5 child-wife
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6 common law wife
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7 common-law wife
s nevjenčana žena, priležnica -
8 fish wife
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9 fish-wife
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10 put away
vt/i I.[vt] skloniti, odnijeti, staviti na svoje mjesto, pospremiti (put your books away); uštedjeti, ostaviti na stranu; staviti na stranu, odložiti (he put the problem away from him); okaniti se (he # all ideas of becoming a doctor); ostaviti se (he # drinking); napustiti (he # his wife); iznevjeriti; ukloniti koga (they put him away in an asylum=smjestili su ga, sklonili su ga u dom); [sl] jesti, piti (to # a pound of steak, a gallon of beer); potrošiti, spiskati I.[vi]II. vi [mar] isploviti (to # from harbour)* * *
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11 wives
pl od wife =* * *
supruga
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12 world
s 1. svijet, zemlja; svemir 2. bitak, život na zemlji, sve što postoji, životinjski svijt; svi ljudi, ljudski život, ljudski odnosi, svjetovni, ovozemaljski duh 3. prosječno (obično) ljudsko društvo, zajednica ljudi, javni život; javnost 4. društveni sloj, društvena klasa 5. svijet pojedinca, okolina, duhovni vidokrug 6. veliko mnoštvo, množina, golem broj, prostranstvo / the # to come = budući život; the lower # = pakao; zemlja; Prince of this # = đavo; # without end = od stolječa do stoljeća; nothing in the # = ništa na svijetu, baš ništa; for all the # like = upravo kao; citizen of the # = svjetski čovvjek, kozmopolit; the wise old # = dobri stari običaji, dobro staro iskustvo; man of the # = iskusan čovjek; all the # and his wife = svi od reda, svikoliki, sav otmjeni, elegantni svijet; [sl] to the # potpuno, sasvim; to begin the # = ući u život; # s away fromm = vrlo udaljen; # s = vrlo mnogo; to carry the # before one = imati sreće (uspjeha) u svijetu; a # of = vrlo mnogo, mnoštvo; not for # s = ni za što na svijetu; all over the # = po cijelom svijetu; to be on top of the # = sjajno se osjećati, biti u sedmom nebu* * *
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13 apron strings
s [pl] trake, vrpce za vezivanje na pregači /[derog] tied to one's mother's (wife's) # = mamina maza, nesamostalna osoba -
14 apron-strings
s [pl] trake, vrpce za vezivanje na pregači / derog tied to one's mother's (wife's) # = mamina maza, nesamostalna osoba -
15 take to
vi zabavljati se čim; baviti se čim, dati se na što, odati se čemu, posvetiti se čemu, zavoljeti koga; uputiti se, krenuti; uteći se, pribjeći / to # drin- king = odati se piću; to # commerce = posvetiti se trgovini; to # the road= dati se na razbojništvo; how does he # his wife? = kako se slaže [živi] sa svojom ženom?; the disease took to his lungs = bolest mu se slegla na pluća; to # one's heels = podbrusiti pete
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
