Meaning

1 senses
  1. (plural, plural only)An opposite-sex married couple.

    I now declare you man and wife.

More definitions
  • two people who are married to each other

Examples

40 sentences
  1. That ugly man has a beautiful wife.

    Той потворний чоловік має прекрасну дружину.

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  2. They pretend to be man and wife.

    deSie tun so, als wären sie Mann und Frau.

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  3. That's the man whose wife was arrested.

    deDas ist der Mann, dessen Frau festgenommen wurde.

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  4. The man and his wife helped each other.

    deDer Mann und seine Frau halfen einander.

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  5. Is that the man whose wife was killed in the car accident?

    deIst das der Mann, dessen Frau bei dem Autounfall ums Leben kam?

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Forms

plural: man and wives
Singularman and wife
Pluralman and wives

regular

Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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