Sentence examples of "wives" in English

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Translations: all232 femme200 épouse31 dame1
Wealthy older men often marry younger trophy wives. Les vieux hommes riches épousent souvent de jeunes femmes décoratives.
In all times and places many examples of poor relations between wives and mothers-in-law can be seen. De tous temps et en tous lieux, on peut voir de nombreux exemples de mauvaises relations entre épouses et belles-mères.
In some societies, wives are still considered the property of their husbands. Dans certaines sociétés, les femmes sont encore considérées comme la propriété de leurs époux.
The young wives of old husbands have the habit of thinking early on about choosing the one who will wipe their widow tears. Les jeunes épouses des vieux maris ont coutume de penser de bonne heure à choisir celui qui essuiera leurs larmes de veuves.
I cannot forbid a person to marry several wives, for it does not contradict Scripture. Je ne peux interdire à quelqu'un d'épouser plusieurs femmes car cela ne contredit pas les écritures.
Aristotle maintained that women have fewer teeth than men; although he was twice married, it never occurred to him to verify this statement by examining his wives' mouths. Aristote soutenait que les femmes ont moins de dents que les hommes ; bien qu'il fût marié par deux fois, il ne lui vint jamais à l'esprit de vérifier son affirmation en examinant les bouches de ses épouses.
When we think of the traditional roles of men and women in society, we think of husbands supporting the family, and wives taking care of the house and children. Quand nous pensons aux rôles traditionnels des hommes et des femmes dans la société, nous pensons aux maris soutenant la famille, et aux femmes s'occupant de la maison et des enfants.
Wives, submit yourselves to your own husbands as you do to the Lord. For the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church, his body, of which he is the Savior. Femmes, soyez soumises à vos maris, comme au Seigneur; car le mari est le chef de la femme, comme Christ est le chef de l'Église, qui est son corps, et dont il est le Sauveur.
My wife catches colds easily. Ma femme attrape facilement froid.
Ted loves his wife Elizabeth. Ted aime son épouse Elizabeth.
George Bush went on a vacation with his wife. George Bush est parti en vacances avec sa dame.
My wife is a vegetarian. Ma femme est végétarienne.
He made the actress his wife. Il fit de l'actrice son épouse.
He met his wife online. Il a rencontré sa femme sur Internet.
He was accompanied by his wife. Il était accompagné de son épouse.
My wife loves romantic novels. Ma femme aime les romans d'amour.
My wife is a poor driver. Mon épouse est mauvaise conductrice.
My wife is very upset. Ma femme est très contrariée.
She will make a good wife. Elle fera une bonne épouse.
You love your wife, right? Tu aimes ta femme, pas vrai ?
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