English–German dictionary
German translation of the English word wife
| English | German (translated indirectly) | Esperanto |
|---|---|---|
| (mate; spouse) | ; Gemahlin ; Gattin ; | |
🔗 Where are you, my wife? | ||
take to wife (marry; wed; marry away) | zur Ehefrau machen ; verheiraten | |
Exfrau | ||
🔗 The White House staff secretary resigned after two of his ex‐wives publicly accused him of physical and emotional domestic abuse. | ||
| (housewife; homemaker) | Frau des Hauses ; Hausherrin ; Hausfrau | |
🔗 The goodwives were fine and kindly women for the most part, but he hated being pushed into anything, and they made him feel as if he were being prodded with sticks. | ||
| (homemaker; goodwife) | Hausfrau | |
midwife (obstetrician) | Hebamme | |
| English | German |
|---|---|
| wife | ⇆ Ehefrau; ⇆ Frau; ⇆ Gattin; ⇆ Gemahlin; ⇆ Weib |
| farmer’s wife | ⇆ Bäuerin |
| man and wife | ⇆ Mann und Frau |
| housewife | ⇆ Hausfrau |
| midwife | ⇆ Hebamme |