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1 wife
plural - wives; noun(the woman to whom one is married: Come and meet my wife; He is looking for a wife.) (η) σύζυγος- wife-battering -
2 Wife
subs.P. and V. γυνή, ἡ, Ar. and V. ἄλοχος, ἡ V. σύνευνος, ἡ, ἄκοιτις, ἡ, σύλλεκτρος, ἡ, εὖνις, ἡ, δάμαρ, ἡ, συνευνέτις, ἡ, συνάορος, ἡ, ὁμευνέτις, ἡ, συζυγός, ἡ, εὐνάτειρα, ἡ, εὐνήτρια, ἡ.Take to wife, v trans.: P. λαμβάνειν; see Marry.Have to wife: P. and V. ἔχειν (Thuc. 2, 29, Dem. 949; Eur., I. A. 701).Old wives' tales: P. γραῶν ὕθλος, ὁ (Plat., Theaet. 176B); see also Nonsense.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Wife
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3 wife
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4 wife-battering
noun (the crime of beating one's own wife.) κακοποίηση συζύγου -
5 Divorce
subs.V. διάλυσις, ἡ, ἀπαλλαγή, ἡ.Where the husband divorces the wife: P. ἀπόπεμψις, ἡ.Where the wife divorces the husband: P. ἀπόλειψις, ἡ.met., separation: P. διάλυσις, ἡ.——————v. trans.Where the husband divorces the wife: P. ἐκπέμπειν, ἐκβάλλειν.Where the wife divorces the husband: P. ἀπολείπειν.Virtue is nothing when divorced from sense: V. γνώμης γὰρ οὐδὲν ἁρετὴ μονουμένη (Eur., frag.).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Divorce
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6 concubine
1) (an old word for a woman who lives with a man as his lover but is not his wife.) παλλακίδα2) ((among peoples and religions that allow men to have more than one wife) a secondary wife.) δεύτερη σύζυγος -
7 adultery
(sexual intercourse between a husband and a woman who is not his wife or between a wife and a man who is not her husband.) μοιχεία -
8 common-law
adjective (referring to a relationship between two people who are not officially married, but have the same rights as husband and wife: a common-law marriage; a common-law wife/husband.) σχετικός με την συγκατοίκηση ζεύγους -
9 family
['fæməli]plural - families; noun1) ((singular or plural) a man, his wife and their children: These houses were built for families; The (members of the) Smith family are all very athletic; ( also adjective) a family holiday.) οικογένεια,οικογενειακός2) (a group of people related to each other, including cousins, grandchildren etc: He comes from a wealthy family; ( also adjective) the family home.) οικογένεια3) (the children of a man and his wife: When I get married I should like a large family.) οικογένεια4) (a group of plants, animals, languages etc that are connected in some way: In spite of its name, a koala bear is not a member of the bear family.) οικογένεια•- family tree -
10 marry
['mæri]1) (to take (a person) as one's husband or wife: John married my sister; They married in church.) παντρεύομαι2) ((of a clergyman etc) to perform the ceremony of marriage between (two people): The priest married them.) παντρεύω3) (to give (a son or daughter) as a husband or wife: He married his son to a rich woman.) παντρεύω•- married -
11 sister-in-law
plural - sisters-in-law; noun1) (the sister of one's husband or wife.) κουνιάδα2) (the wife of one's brother.) νύφη -
12 survive
1) (to remain alive in spite of (a disaster etc): Few birds managed to survive the bad winter; He didn't survive long after the accident.) επιβιώνω2) (to live longer than: He died in 1940 but his wife survived him by another twenty years; He is survived by his wife and two sons.) ζω μετά τον θάνατο άλλων•- survival- surviving
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13 Consort
subs.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Consort
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14 Dowry
subs.P. προίξ, ἡ, P. and V. φερνή, ἡ.Bridal gifts: V. ἕδνα, τά (Eur., And. 2, 153, 873).Bring dowry with one ( of a wife): P. ἐπιφέρεσθαι προῖκα.He took my mother to wife though she brought no dowry: P. τὴν ἐμὴν μητέρα ἔλαβεν οὐδὲν ἐπιφερομένην.Give as a dowry, v.: P. ἐπιδιδόναι.Giving her a dowry of twenty-five minae, besides clothes and ornaments: P. σὺν ἱματίοις καὶ χρυσίοις πέντε καὶ εἴκοσι μνᾶς ἐπιδούς (Isae. 69).Without a dowry, adj.: P. ἄπροικος.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Dowry
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15 Spouse
subs.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Spouse
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16 action
['ækʃən]1) (something done: Action, not talking, is necessary if we are to defeat the enemy; Take action immediately; The firemen are ready to go into action.) δράση, ενέργεια2) (movement: Tennis needs a good wrist action.) κίνηση3) (a legal case: He brought an action for divorce against his wife.) αγωγή, μήνυση4) (the events (of a play, film etc): The action of the play takes place on an island.) η υπόθεση έργου, πχ. θεατρικού5) (a battle; fighting: He was killed in action; Our troops fought an action against the enemy.) μάχη•- out of action -
17 affair
[ə'feə]1) (happenings etc which are connected with a particular person or thing: the Suez affair.) υπόθεση2) (a thing: The new machine is a weird-looking affair.) πράγμα3) ((often in plural) business; concern(s): financial affairs; Where I go is entirely my own affair.) υπόθεση, υποθέσεις, ζητήματα4) (a love relationship: His wife found out about his affair with another woman.) σχέση (ερωτική) -
18 agree
[ə'ɡri:]past tense, past participle - agreed; verb1) ((often with with) to think or say the same (as): I agreed with them that we should try again; The newspaper report does not agree with what he told us.) συμφωνώ2) (to say that one will do or allow something: He agreed to go; He agreed to our request.) δέχομαι3) ((with with) to be good for (usually one's health): Cheese does not agree with me.) (για κλίμα, φαγητό κτλ.) δεν βλάπτω4) (to be happy and friendly together: John and his wife don't agree.) συνυπάρχω αρμονικά•- agreeably
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19 alienate
[-neit]verb (to make someone feel unfriendly to one: He alienated his wife by his cruelty to her.) αποξενώνω -
20 all alone
(completely by oneself: He has been all alone since the death of his wife.) ολομόναχος
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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
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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