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1 mother-in-law
svärmoder* * *plural - mothers-in-law; noun (the mother of one's husband or wife.) svärmor -
2 mother
adj. mamma, mor--------n. moder; mamma, mor--------v. vara som en mor för* * *1. noun1) (a female parent, especially human: John's mother lives in Manchester; ( also adjective) The mother bird feeds her young.) moder, mor2) ((often with capital: also Mother Superior) the female leader of a group of nuns.) moder, abbedissa2. verb(to care for as a mother does; to protect (sometimes too much): His wife tries to mother him.) vara som en mor för- motherless
- motherly
- motherliness
- mother-country
- motherland
- mother-in-law
- mother-of-pearl
- mother-tongue -
3 mothers-in-law
plural; see mother-in-law -
4 in-law
svär-, del av familjen genom äkternskap* * *['inlo:]plural - in-laws; noun(a person related to one by marriage eg one's brother-in-law, mother-in-law etc.) -
5 cursed with
(having the misfortune to have: She's cursed with a troublesome mother-in-law.) drabbad av -
6 officious
adj. överdrivet tjänstaktig, beställsam, fjäskig; närgången; officiös (politik); inofficiell* * *[ə'fiʃəs]adjective (offering help etc in order to interfere: His mother-in-law is so officious that he does not let her visit his house.) beskäftig, beställsam
См. также в других словарях:
mother-in-law apartment — UK US noun [countable] [singular mother in law apartment plural mother in law apartments] american a granny flat Thesaurus: types of homehyponym … Useful english dictionary
mother-in-law apartment — UK / US or mother in law unit UK / US noun [countable] Word forms mother in law apartment : singular mother in law apartment plural mother in law apartments American a granny flat … English dictionary
mother-in-law unit — mother in law apartment UK / US or mother in law unit UK / US noun [countable] Word forms mother in law apartment : singular mother in law apartment plural mother in law apartments American a granny flat … English dictionary
mother-in-law — (n.) mid 15c., mother of one s spouse, from MOTHER (Cf. mother) (n.1) + IN LAW (Cf. in law). Also in early use, stepmother. In British slang c.1884, mother in law was a mixture of ales old and bitter … Etymology dictionary
mother-in-law apartment — mother in law a,partment or mother in law ,unit noun count AMERICAN another word for IN LAW APARTMENT … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Mother-in-law — Moth er in law , n. The mother of one s husband or wife. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
mother-in-law — mother in .law plural mothers in law n the mother of your wife or husband … Dictionary of contemporary English
mother-in-law — mother in ,law (plural mothers in ,law) noun count the mother of your husband or wife … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
mother-in-law — means one s wife s or husband s mother. The plural is mothers in law … Modern English usage
mother-in-law — ► NOUN (pl. mothers in law) ▪ the mother of one s husband or wife … English terms dictionary
mother-in-law — [muth′ərin lô΄] n. pl. mothers in law the mother of one s husband or wife … English World dictionary