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wife [wives] (married woman) noun [UK: waɪf] [US: ˈwaɪf] | esposanoun mulhernoun |
wife carrying (Scandinavian sport) noun [UK: waɪf ˈkæ.rɪ.ɪŋ] [US: ˈwaɪf ˈkæ.ri.ɪŋ] | carregamento de mulheresnoun |
devil's beating his wife (interjection uttered when it rains while the sun is shining, see also: sunshower) interjection | chuva e sol casamento de espanholinterjection sol e chuva casamento de viúvainterjection |
ex-wife [ex-wives] (a former wife) noun [UK: ˈeks waɪf] [US: ˈeks ˈwaɪf] | ex-esposanoun ex-mulhernoun |
fishwife (a woman who sells or works with fish) noun [UK: ˈfɪ.ʃwaɪf] [US: ˈfɪ.ʃwaɪf] | peixeiranoun |
housewife (case for materials used in sewing) noun [UK: ˈhaʊs.waɪf] [US: ˈhaʊs.waɪf] | caixa de costuranoun |
housewife (female head of household) noun [UK: ˈhaʊs.waɪf] [US: ˈhaʊs.waɪf] | dona de casanoun dona-de-casanoun |
husband and wife (husband and wife, see also: married couple) noun | marido e mulhernoun |
midwife [midwives] (person who assists women in childbirth) noun [UK: ˈmɪ.dwaɪf] [US: ˈmɪ.ˌdwaɪf] | parteiranoun |
midwifery (the practice and science of being a midwife) noun [UK: ˈmɪ.dwɪ.fri] [US: ˈmɪ.ˌdwaɪ.fə.ri] | partejamentonoun |