widow
A person who has lost a spouse and hasn't remarriedA person who has lost a spouse and hasn't remarried: A woman whose spouse (traditionally husband) has died (and who has not remarried); a woman in relation to her late spouse; feminine of widower.
» A woman whose husband is dead is called a widow.
Eine Frau, deren Ehemann gestorben ist, nennt man Witwe. — MUIRIEL
Eine Frau, deren Ehemann tot ist, wird Witwe genannt. — Espi
Eine Frau, deren Mann gestorben ist, wird Witwe genannt. — Esperantostern
Женщину, у которой умер муж, называют вдовой. — ae5s
Женщину, чей муж умер, называют вдовой. — Balamax
Жінка, в якої помер чоловік, зветься вдовою. — iskra
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
6 sensesA person who has lost a spouse and hasn't remarried:
A woman whose spouse (traditionally husband) has died (and who has not remarried); a woman in relation to her late spouse; feminine of widower.
Witwe
вдова́vdová, вдови́цаvdovíca
вдова́vdová, удова́udová, вдови́цяvdovýcja
a woman whose husband is dead especially one who has not remarried
(uncommon)Any person whose spouse has died (and who has not remarried).
A person whose spouse is absent:
(broadly, humorous, in compounds, informal, often, sarcastic)A woman whose husband is often away pursuing a hobby, career, etc.
My aunt is a football widow in the fall and a basketball widow in the winter and early spring.
соло́менная вдова́solómennaja vdová
An additional hand of playing cards dealt face-down in some card games, to be used by the highest bidder.
A single line of type that ends a paragraph but is separated from it by being carried over to the next page or column.
Hurenkind
вися́чая строка́visjáčaja stroká
Any venomous spider of the genus Latrodectus (called "widows" because of the practice of sexual cannibalism observed among many of these species).
чёрная вдова́čórnaja vdová
Examples
105 sentencesA woman whose husband is dead is called a widow.
Жінка, в якої помер чоловік, зветься вдовою. — iskra
ruЖенщину, у которой умер муж, называют вдовой. — ae5s
deEine Frau, deren Ehemann gestorben ist, nennt man Witwe. — MUIRIEL
Mary is a widow.
Мері — вдова. — deniko
ruМэри - вдова. — marafon
deMaria ist verwitwet. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
The widow was dressed in black.
ruВдова была одета в черное. — promemoria
deDie Witwe war schwarz gekleidet. — Alois
Tom got married to a widow.
ruТом женился на вдове. — nina99nv
He leaves a widow and a daughter.
ruОн покидает вдову и дочь. — Lenin_1917
deEr hinterlässt eine Witwe und eine Tochter. — MUIRIEL
Translations
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Forms
plural: widowsSynonyms
4 synonyms- a woman whose husband is dead especially one who has not remarried:widow woman