widow

ˈwɪdoʊ
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Translation of widow into Russian,

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Noun

1.

spouse deceased

woman whose spouse has died and not remarried
  • The widow wore black at the funeral.Вдова была в черном на похоронах.
2.

game

TECH.
extra hand of cards in some card games
TECH.
прикуп mprikupдополнительная рука вдовий прикуп
  • The widow was dealt face down on the table.Прикуп был сдан рубашкой вверх на стол.
3.

printing term

TECH.
short line of text at the top of a page or column
TECH.
висячая строка короткая строка вверху страницы или колонки
  • The editor adjusted the text to avoid a widow.Редактор отрегулировал текст, чтобы избежать висячей строки.

Verb

tr.
1.

spouse

leave someone without their partner through death
овдоветь ovdovet'оставить вдовой лишить супруга
  • The war widowed many young women.Война оставила вдовами многих молодых женщин.
2.

figurative

Rare
deprive someone of something valuable
Rare
  • The disaster widowed the community of its resources.Катастрофа лишила сообщество его ресурсов.
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Expressions with widow: examples in English and translations in Russian

гольфовая вдова
вдова гольфиста
She felt like a golf widow every weekend.
спортивная вдова
She became a sports widow every time a big game was on TV.
лепта вдовы
лепта
Her donation was a true widow's mite.
смотровая площадка на крыше
The old house had a widow's walk overlooking the ocean.
вдовий пенсионный фонд
вдовья пенсия
She applied for a widow's pension after her husband passed away.
военная вдова
вдова солдата
She became a war widow after her husband died in combat..

Images of widow

  • widow: extra hand of cards in some card games
    (game) прикуп
  • widow: short line of text at the top of a page or column
    (printing term) висячая строка

Synonyms and analogies of widow in English

Examples of widow in a sentence

  • The widow received condolences from everyone.
  • He picked up the widow and smiled.
  • The widow added an interesting twist to the game.
  • The layout was revised to eliminate the widow.
  • A widow at the top of the page looked awkward.
  • The accident widowed her at a young age.

Translations of "widow" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Noun
вдоваnf. - vdova

The villagers whispered that the widow might die of a broken heart.

Соседи шептались, что вдова может умереть от разбитого сердца.

вдовецnm. - vdovets

She is a widow and has no children.

Он вдовец и у него нет детей.

вдовушкаnf. - vdovushka

She's a widow in a three-room bungalow.

Она ведь вдовушка в трехкомнатном бунгало.

овдоветь - ovdovet'

I'm a widow, no need for me anymore.

Женщина овдовела, больше никому не нужна.

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widow: Examples and translations in context

Her heart was aching as she listened to the widow's trembling voice.

У неё сжималось сердце, когда она слушала дрожащий голос вдовы.

Rumor had it he planned to lead the wealthy widow to the altar.

Ходили слухи, что он намерен повести богатую вдову к алтарю.

The neighbors whispered about the ornery widow who rarely left her house.

Соседи шептались о упрямой вдове, которая редко выходила из дома.

She never thought fate would widow her so soon after they wed.

Она и не думала, что судьба сделает её вдовой так скоро после свадьбы.

In her worn coat, the widow cut a figure of quiet, exhausted grief.

В поношенном пальто вдова производила впечатление тихого, изнурённого горя.

These archival letters are printed here, by kind permission of the author's widow.

Эти архивные письма публикуются здесь с любезного разрешения вдовы автора.

As a wealthy widow, she constantly had to fend off fortune hunters.

Будучи богатой вдовой, ей постоянно приходилось отбиваться от охотников за приданым.

Even a widow's mite can make a difference when everyone contributes to the cause.

Даже лепта вдовы может иметь значение, когда все вносят свой вклад в дело.

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