dowry

1. (countable, uncountable)Payment, such as property or money, paid by the bride's family to the groom or his family at the time of marriage.

   Aussteuer, Mitgift, Brautschatz

   прида́ноеpridánoje, ве́ноvéno

   по́сагpósah, ви́праваvýprava, випра́ваvypráva

   money or property brought by a woman to her husband at marriage

2. (countable, uncommon, uncountable)Payment by the groom or his family to the bride's family.

3. (countable, uncountable)A natural gift or talent.

4. (countable, informal, uncountable)A large amount.

5. (countable, obsolete, uncountable)Inheritance from a deceased husband to his widow.

1. A good name is the best dowry.

   ruДоброе имя — лучшее приданое. — odexed

   deEin guter Name ist die beste Mitgift. — Yorwba

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2. A beautiful virgin is half a dowry.

   deEine schöne Jungfrau ist eine halbe Mitgift. — carlosalberto

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3. The bride's beauty is half the dowry.

   deDie Schönheit der Braut ist die Hälfte der Mitgift. — carlosalberto

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4. A beautiful face is half of the dowry.

   ruКрасивое лицо — половина приданого. — odexed

   deEin schönes Gesicht ist die Hälfte der Mitgift. — Esperantostern

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5. Benedito used his herd to pay for his daughter's dowry.

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