better half
A person's spouse or lover, most commonly a man's wifeA person's spouse or lover, most commonly a man's wife.
» Where's your better half?
Значення
значень: 2A person's spouse or lover, most commonly a man's wife.
Near-synonyms: other half (neutral valence), ball and chain (negative valence)
Let me ask my better half and get back to you.
bessere Hälfte
дража́йшая полови́наdražájšaja polovína, полови́наpolovína
(архаїчне)A very close friend or companion.
- a person's partner in marriage
Приклади
речень: 9Where's your better half?
Have you found your better half?
ruТы нашёл свою вторую половинку? — marafon
The better half of my life is gone.
Come along; I will introduce you to my better half.
ruПойдёмте, я представлю вас своей благоверной. — Shady_arc
He's found his better half.
Переклади
мов: 6За значеннями 1
За значеннями 1
Походження
Ultimately from such Latin poetic phrases as animae dīmidium meae (“half of my soul”) (HorUltimately from such Latin poetic phrases as animae dīmidium meae (“half of my soul”) (Horace writing about Virgil), when it instead referred to a close friend (compare soulmate). First written instance of it meaning “spouse” was in 1580 by Sir Philip Sidney.
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Форми
множина: better halves| Однина | better half |
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Синоніми
синонімів: 12- a person's partner in marriage:spousepartnermarried personmate