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81 bobonne
n. f.1. 'The missus', the wife. Il faut que j'en parle à bobonne: I'll have to talk it over with my better half.2. Ma bobonne: My pet, my darling. -
82 cinquante-pour-cent
n. m. Mon cinquante-pour-cent (joc.): 'My better half', 'the missus', my wife.Dictionary of Modern Colloquial French > cinquante-pour-cent
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83 homme
n. m.1. Mon homme: My 'hubby', my 'better half', my husband.2. Messieurs les hommes (Underworld slang): The tough guys. (The appellation has 'macho' connotations within the milieu.)3. Homme-orchestre: 'Jackof-all-trades', character who can turn his hand to almost anything.4. Ça ne nourrit pas son homme (joc.): There's no money in it. -
84 Julie
n. f.1. 'Regular bird', girlfriend.2. 'Biton-the-side', 'fancy-woman', mistress.3. 'Missus', 'better-half', wife.4. Faire sa Julie: To act the 'proper little madam', to put on prudish airs and graces. -
85 moitie
n. f. Ma moitie: 'The missus', 'my better half', my wife. -
86 благоверная
ж. скл. как прил. шутл.( жена) better half -
87 дражайший
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88 торчать
нсв vi1) высовываться to stick up/ из чего-л out; to jut out2) разг находиться где-л to hang/to stick about/around collя полдня́ торча́л в библиоте́ке, но кни́га так и не пришла́ — I spent the better half of the day in the library, but the book never arrived
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89 жена
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90 ਬੀਵੀ
wife, spouse, better halfਘਰਵਾਲੀ, ਤੀਵੀਂ, ਔਰਤ -
91 achterban
♦voorbeelden:1 de achterban raadplegen • take the pulse of the (rank and file of the) party; 〈 figuurlijk〉 consult one's colleagues; 〈 levenspartner〉 talk to one's better half 〈enz.〉 -
92 de achterban raadplegen
de achterban raadplegenVan Dale Handwoordenboek Nederlands-Engels > de achterban raadplegen
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93 mijn betere helft
mijn betere helftVan Dale Handwoordenboek Nederlands-Engels > mijn betere helft
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94 kaşık düşmanı
one's wife, the missus, one's better half -
95 medio litro
• half a litre• half a loaf is better than none• half mask• half-a-crown• half-a-dozen of• half-line of the verse -
96 EGG
• Better an egg today than a hen tomorrow - Лучше сегодня яичко, чем курица завтра (Л)• Broken egg cannot be put back together (A) - Порванную веревку как ни вяжи, а все узел будет (П), Трещина в горшке скоро скажется (Т)• Don't carry (put) all your eggs in one basket - На одном гвозде всего не повесишь (H), Не ставь все на одну карту (H)• Don't put all your eggs in (into) one basket - На одном гвозде всего не повесишь (H), Не ставь все на одну карту (H)• Eggs can't teach the hen - Яйца курицу не учат (Я)• Egg today is worth a hen tomorrow (An) - Лучше сегодня яичко, чем курица завтра (Л)• Half an egg is better than an empty shell (than the shell) - Лучше мало, чем совсем ничего (Л)• It is very hard to shave an egg - Голой овцы не стригут (Г), Захотел молочка от бычка (3), Как с быком ни биться, а молока от него не добиться (K)• Other people's eggs have two yolks - Хороша рыба на чужом блюде (X)• Rotten egg spoils the pudding (A) - Ложка дегтя испортит бочку меда (Л), Одна паршивая овца все стадо портит (O)• Show him an egg and instantly the whole air is full of feathers - Дурни думкой богатеют (Д)• There's always a bad egg in every crowd - В семье не без урода (B)• 'Tis very hard to shave an egg - Захотел молочка от бычка (3)• You can't unscramble eggs - Сделанного не воротишь (C) -
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98 medio sumador
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99 menos da una piedra
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100 semisumador
• half a loaf is better than none• half-alive
См. также в других словарях:
Better half — Better Bet ter, a.; compar. of Good. [OE. betere, bettre, and as adv. bet, AS. betera, adj., and bet, adv.; akin to Icel. betri, adj., betr, adv., Goth. batiza, adj., OHG. bezziro, adj., baz, adv., G. besser, adj. and adv., bass, adv., E. boot,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Better half — Half Half (h[aum]f), n.; pl. {Halves} (h[aum]vz). [AS. healf. See {Half}, a.] 1. Part; side; behalf. [Obs.] Wyclif. [1913 Webster] The four halves of the house. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] 2. One of two equal parts into which anything may be divided … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
better half — (plural ,better halves) noun someone s better half HUMOROUS someone s husband, wife, or partner: I ll have to ask my better half … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
better half — Your better half is your husband or wife … The small dictionary of idiomes
better half — ► NOUN informal ▪ a person s spouse or partner … English terms dictionary
better half — n. one s spouse; esp., one s wife: a humorous usage … English World dictionary
better half — UK / US noun Word forms better half : singular better half plural better halves someone s better half … English dictionary
better half — noun a person s partner in marriage • Syn: ↑spouse, ↑partner, ↑married person, ↑mate • Derivationally related forms: ↑mate (for: ↑mate), ↑spousal … Useful english dictionary
better half — noun a) A persons spouse or lover, most commonly a mans wife. Generally a compliment or sign of respect. Id like you to meet my better half Linda. b) A persons close friend or companion … Wiktionary
better half — n. one’s wife, and occasionally, one’s husband. □ My better half disapproved of the movie. □ I gotta go home to my better half … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
better half — {n.}, {informal} One s marriage partner (mostly said by men about their wives.) * / This is my better half, Mary, said Joe./ … Dictionary of American idioms