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1 ♦ wife
♦ wife /waɪf/n. (pl. wives)1 moglie; sposa: my wife, mia moglie; lawful wife (o wedded wife) sposa legittima; to take a wife, prendere moglie2 (arc.) comare● (fisc.) wife's earned income allowance, detrazione sul reddito da lavoro della moglie (in GB) □ wife swapping, scambio di mogli ( a scopi sessuali)wifehoodn. [u]condizione di moglie. -
2 wife
[waɪf]* * *plural - wives; noun(the woman to whom one is married: Come and meet my wife; He is looking for a wife.) moglie- wife-battering* * *[waɪf] -
3 wife ***** n
[waɪf]the wife fam — la padrona
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4 wife-battering
noun (the crime of beating one's own wife.) (il percuotere la propria moglie) -
5 wife-swapping n
['waɪfˌswɒpɪŋ] -
6 wife battering
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7 fishwife fish·wife n
['fɪʃˌwaɪf]pej pescivendola -
8 housewife house·wife n
['haʊsˌwaɪf]- wives pl massaia, casalinga -
9 housewifely house·wife·ly adj
['haʊsˌwaɪflɪ]della massaia or casalinga -
10 midwife mid·wife n
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11 midwifery mid·wife·ry n
['mɪdˌwɪf(ə)rɪ] -
12 wifely wife·ly adj
['waɪflɪ]coniugale, di moglie -
13 common-law wife
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14 ex-wife
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15 wives
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16 concubine
['kɒŋkjʊˌbaɪn]nome concubina f.* * *1) (an old word for a woman who lives with a man as his lover but is not his wife.) concubina2) ((among peoples and religions that allow men to have more than one wife) a secondary wife.) concubina* * *concubine /ˈkɒŋkjʊbaɪn/n.concubinaryA a.B n.( raro) concubino.* * *['kɒŋkjʊˌbaɪn]nome concubina f. -
17 peeress
['pɪəres]nome GB pol. (wife, widow of a peer) = moglie, vedova di un pari; (woman having the rank of peer) = donna alla quale è stato conferito il titolo di pari* * *1) (the wife or widow of a peer.) (moglie o vedova di un Pari)2) (a woman who is a peer in her own right.) (Pari che è donna)* * *peeress /ˈpɪərɛs/n.* * *['pɪəres]nome GB pol. (wife, widow of a peer) = moglie, vedova di un pari; (woman having the rank of peer) = donna alla quale è stato conferito il titolo di pari -
18 wedded
['wedɪd] 1. 2.aggettivo [man, woman] sposatowedded bliss — scherz. felicità coniugale
* * *past tense, past participles; see wed* * *wedded /ˈwɛdɪd/a.1 (form.) sposato; coniugato● a wedded pair, una coppia sposata □ one's wedded wife, la propria legittima sposa.* * *['wedɪd] 1. 2.aggettivo [man, woman] sposatowedded bliss — scherz. felicità coniugale
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19 adultery
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20 deserted
[dɪ'zɜːtɪd] 1. 2.1) (empty) deserto, disabitato2) [ person] abbandonato* * *1) (with no people etc: The streets are completely deserted.) deserto2) (abandoned: his deserted wife and children.) abbandonato* * *deserted /dɪˈzɜ:tɪd/a.2 deserto, vuoto: deserted streets, strade deserte; a deserted house, una casa disabitata; The farm stood deserted, la fattoria era deserta; The restaurant was practically deserted when we arrived, il ristorante era praticamente deserto quando siamo arrivati.* * *[dɪ'zɜːtɪd] 1. 2.1) (empty) deserto, disabitato2) [ person] abbandonato
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