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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.) sieva- wife-battering* * *sieva; sieva, sieviete -
2 wife-battering
noun (the crime of beating one's own wife.) miesas bojājumu nodarīšana sievai -
3 wife and family
sieva un bērni -
4 all the world and his wife
visa sabiedrība; visas aprindas; visa augstākā sabiedrība; visas augstākās aprindas -
5 he ran out on his wife
viņš pameta sievu -
6 man and wife
vīrs un sieva -
7 meet my wife!
esiet pazīstami - mana sieva! -
8 room for self and wife
istaba man un sievai -
9 to be tied to one's wife's apron strings
būt zem sievas tupelesEnglish-Latvian dictionary > to be tied to one's wife's apron strings
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10 unfaithful wife
neuzticīga sieva -
11 concubine
1) (an old word for a woman who lives with a man as his lover but is not his wife.) konkubīne2) ((among peoples and religions that allow men to have more than one wife) a secondary wife.) (daudzsievībā) otrā (trešā utt.) sieva* * *konkubīne -
12 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.)* * *laulības pārkāpums -
13 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.) ģimene; ģimenes-2) (a group of people related to each other, including cousins, grandchildren etc: He comes from a wealthy family; ( also adjective) the family home.) dzimta3) (the children of a man and his wife: When I get married I should like a large family.) (vienas ģimenes) bērni un sieva4) (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.) (dzīvnieku, augu) dzimta; (valodu) saime•- family tree* * *naudas pabalsts ģimenei; ģimene; dzimta, cilts; bērni; dzimta; saime; sindikāts, ģimene -
14 marry
['mæri]1) (to take (a person) as one's husband or wife: John married my sister; They married in church.) precēt; precēties, laulāties2) ((of a clergyman etc) to perform the ceremony of marriage between (two people): The priest married them.) laulāt3) (to give (a son or daughter) as a husband or wife: He married his son to a rich woman.) izprecināt•- married* * *precēt; precēties; salaulāt; savienot; skat tik!, vai tiešām!, nevar būt! -
15 sister-in-law
plural - sisters-in-law; noun1) (the sister of one's husband or wife.) svaine, vīra māsa2) (the wife of one's brother.) brāļasieva* * *svaine -
16 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.) izdzīvot2) (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.) pārdzīvot (kādu); dzīvot ilgāk nekā•- survival- surviving
- survivor* * *pārdzīvot; izdzīvot, palikt dzīvam -
17 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.) civil -
18 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.) darbība; rīcība2) (movement: Tennis needs a good wrist action.) kustība3) (a legal case: He brought an action for divorce against his wife.) prāva4) (the events (of a play, film etc): The action of the play takes place on an island.) (lugas u.tml.) darbība5) (a battle; fighting: He was killed in action; Our troops fought an action against the enemy.) kauja•- out of action* * *darbība, rīcība; iedarbība; darbība; streiks; noziedzīga darbība; tiesas process, prāva; kauja; ierosināt lietu -
19 affair
[ə'feə]1) (happenings etc which are connected with a particular person or thing: the Suez affair.) lieta; darīšana2) (a thing: The new machine is a weird-looking affair.) lieta3) ((often in plural) business; concern(s): financial affairs; Where I go is entirely my own affair.) darījums; darīšana4) (a love relationship: His wife found out about his affair with another woman.) dēka* * *darīšanas, lieta; dēka; notikums -
20 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.) piekrist; atbilst; saskanēt2) (to say that one will do or allow something: He agreed to go; He agreed to our request.) piekrist3) ((with with) to be good for (usually one's health): Cheese does not agree with me.) būt piemērotam; panest4) (to be happy and friendly together: John and his wife don't agree.) saprasties; satikt•- agreeably
- agreement* * *piekrist; sadzīvot, saprasties, satikt; vienoties; atbilst, saskanēt; saskaņot; akceptēt, apstiprināt; būt derīgam, būt piemērotam; saskaņoties
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
