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101 widow
['widəu] 1. noun(a woman whose husband is dead: My brother's widow has married again.) enke2. verb(to cause to become a widow or widower: She/He was widowed in 1943.) blive enke- widower* * *['widəu] 1. noun(a woman whose husband is dead: My brother's widow has married again.) enke2. verb(to cause to become a widow or widower: She/He was widowed in 1943.) blive enke- widower -
102 wife
plural - wives; noun(the woman to whom one is married: Come and meet my wife; He is looking for a wife.) kone- wife-battering* * *plural - wives; noun(the woman to whom one is married: Come and meet my wife; He is looking for a wife.) kone- wife-battering -
103 witch
[wi ](a woman who is supposed to have powers of magic, usually through working with the devil.) heks- witch-doctor* * *[wi ](a woman who is supposed to have powers of magic, usually through working with the devil.) heks- witch-doctor -
104 miss
[mis]1) (a polite title given to an unmarried female, either in writing or in speech: Miss Wilson; the Misses Wilson; Could you ask Miss Smith to type this letter?; Excuse me, miss. Could you tell me how to get to Princess Road?) frøken2) (a girl or young woman: She's a cheeky little miss!) pige* * *[mis] 1. verb1) (to fail to hit, catch etc: The arrow missed the target.) ramme ved siden af2) (to fail to arrive in time for: He missed the 8 o'clock train.) komme for sent til3) (to fail to take advantage of: You've missed your opportunity.) gå glip af4) (to feel sad because of the absence of: You'll miss your friends when you go to live abroad.) savne5) (to notice the absence of: I didn't miss my purse till several hours after I'd dropped it.) savne6) (to fail to hear or see: He missed what you said because he wasn't listening.) gå glip af7) (to fail to go to: I'll have to miss my lesson next week, as I'm going to the dentist.) forsømme8) (to fail to meet: We missed you in the crowd.) ikke få øje på9) (to avoid: The thief only just missed being caught by the police.) undgå10) ((of an engine) to misfire.) sætte ud2. noun(a failure to hit, catch etc: two hits and two misses.) forbier- missing- go missing
- miss out
- miss the boat
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