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woman

Frau

Definitionen

Englisch > Deutsch
woman
1. Substantiv:
2. [1] Frau
[1] The woman in front of the car seems to be friendly.
Die Frau vor dem Auto schaut freundlich aus.
Englisch > Englisch
woman
1. subst. An adult female human.
2. subst. (collective) All females collectively; womankind.
3. subst. A wife (or sometimes a fiancée or girlfriend).
4. subst. A female who is extremely fond of or devoted to a specified type of thing. (Used as the last element of a compound.)
5. subst. A female attendant or servant.
6. v. To staff with female labor.
7. v. To make effeminate or womanish.
8. v. To furnish with, or unite to, a woman.
9. v. To call (a person) "woman" in a disrespectful fashion.
Deutsch > Englisch
Frau
1. n-f. woman (adult female human)
2. n-f. wife (married woman, especially in relation to her spouse)
Maria ist meine Frau. - Mary is my wife.
3. n-f. a title of courtesy, equivalent to Mrs/Ms, (n-g, which has nearly replaced Fräulein in the function of) Miss
Sehr geehrte Frau Schmidt - Dear Miss/Ms./Mrs. Schmidt
4. n-f. madam (non-gloss, (polite form of address for a woman or lady))
Frau Bundeskanzlerin - Madam Chancellor
5. n-f. lady; noblewoman (woman of breeding or higher class)
Unsere Liebe Frau - Our Lady
Gnädige Frau (polite address to an unknown woman or to a noblewoman) - Gracious lady
Frau des Hauses - Mistress of the house