Compound Forms:
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| advertising woman n | dated (female who works in advertising) | publicista nf |
| | | publicitaria nf |
| adwoman n | informal (female who works in advertising) | publicista nf |
| | | publicitaria nf |
a man after my own heart,
a woman after my own heart n | (like-minded person) | conforme a mi corazón expr |
| be a man/woman after [sb]'s own heart v expr | (sharing your tendencies) | tener los mismos gustos loc verb |
| | | tener las mismas ideas loc verb |
as the next man,
as the next woman,
as the next person expr | (just as much as anyone else) | como cualquiera expr |
black woman,
Black woman n | (dark-skinned female) | mujer negra nf + adj |
| | | negra nf |
black woman,
Black woman n | (female of African descent) | mujer afrodescendiente nf + adj mf |
| | | afrodescendiente nf |
| blind woman n | (female who cannot see) | mujer no vidente nf + loc adj |
| | | mujer ciega nf + adj |
| career woman n | (professional female) | mujer de carrera nf + loc adj |
| | | profesional nf |
cavewoman,
cave woman n | (prehistoric woman) | cavernícola nf |
| | | troglodita nf |
| cleaning woman n | (female cleaner) | mujer de la limpieza loc nom f |
| | | señora que limpia loc nom f |
| | My grandmother always tidies up before her cleaning woman arrives. |
| | (MX) | afanadora nf |
| | (AR) | muchacha nf |
| common woman n | (female commoner, without title) | plebeya nf |
| company woman n | (loyal female worker) | empleada fiel nf + adj mf |
con woman,
conwoman n | informal (female confidence trickster) | estafadora nf |
| | | timadora nf |
countrywoman,
country woman n | (female who lives in countryside) | campesina nf |
| crew woman n | (member of ship, plane staff) | miembro de la tripulación nf + loc adj |
| | | tripulante nf |
| crew woman n | (member of rowing team) | remera nf |
deliverywoman,
delivery woman n | (female who delivers goods) | repartidora nf |
| enlisted woman n | (military: female soldier) (militar) | mujer alistada nf + adj |
| fallen woman n | dated, figurative (prostitute) (prostituta, eufemismo) | mujer de mala vida loc nom f |
| | | prostituta nf |
| fancy woman n | (immoral woman) | amante nf |
| | | querida nf |
| fancy woman n | dated (prostitute) | prostituta nf |
fine figure of a man,
fine figure of a woman n | (strong, attractive person) | hombre atractivo nm + adj |
| | | mujer atractiva nf + adj |
| foxy woman n | slang (attractive female) (figurado) | bombón nm |
| | That Stacy is one foxy woman. I'm going to ask her out on a date. |
| | Esa Stacy es un bombón. La voy a invitar a salir. |
| free woman n | (female: not captive or incarcerated) | mujer libre nf + adj mf |
| grown woman n | (adult female) | señora mayor nf |
| | She dresses like a grown woman, but she's still a young girl. |
| | Se viste como una señora mayor aunque todavía es muy joven. |
| | | mujer adulta nf |
| | Se viste como una mujer adulta aunque todavía es muy joven. |
hitwoman,
hit woman n | (female hired murderer) | asesina a sueldo nf + loc adj |
| | | sicaria nf |
| honest woman n | dated, humorous (married adult female) | mujer casada nf + adj |
| | Jon proposed to me today. After ten years of living together, finally I'll be an honest woman! |
| | Jon me propuso matrimonio hoy. Después de diez años de vivir juntos, finalmente voy a ser una mujer casada. |
| kept woman n | dated (lives off rich man) | mantenida nf |
| make an honest woman of [sb] v expr | dated, humorous (marry) | casarse con v prnl + prep |
| | (anticuado) | desposarse con v prnl + prep |
| | (formal) | contraer matrimonio con loc verb |
| | (informal) | darle el sí a loc verb |
| | Sara's father was happy because Tom had made an honest woman of her. |
man of principle,
person of principle,
woman of principle n | (always follows moral beliefs) | hombre de principios nm + loc adj |
| | | mujer de principios nf + loc adj |
man of the world,
woman of the world n | (experienced man or woman) | hombre de mundo loc nom m |
| | | mujer de mundo loc nom f |
| married woman n | (woman who is [sb]'s wife) | mujer casada nf + adj |
| | Julia is a married woman with two children. |
| | Julia es una mujer casada con dos hijos. |
| mature woman n | (middle-aged female) | mujer de mediana edad grupo nom |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. La menopausia es un desafío para el bienestar de las mujeres de mediana edad. |
| mid-adult woman n | UK (female: in 30s) | mujer joven nf + adj |
| | | mujer de treinta años grupo nom |
| | (coloquial) | mujer en sus treinta, mujer de unos treinta grupo nom |
| Neanderthal woman n | (early female) | neandertal, neanderthal nf |
| | | mujer de Neandertal, mujer de Neanderthal loc nom f |
| old woman n | (elderly lady) | anciana nf |
| | Every day I see the same little old woman sitting on that park bench feeding pigeons. |
| | Todos los días veo a la misma anciana sentada en un banco del parque alimentando a las palomas. |
| | | viejita nf |
| | Todos los días veo a la misma viejita sentada en un banco del parque alimentando a las palomas. |
| | | viejecita nf |
| Note: En España se usa el diminutivo porque, al contrario que en otros paises, las palabras viejo y vieja suenan rudas. |
| | Todos los días veo a la misma viejecita sentada en un banco del parque alimentando a las palomas. |
| | | vieja nf |
| | Todos los días veo a la misma vieja sentada en un banco del parque alimentando a las palomas. |
| | | señora mayor grupo nom |
| | Todos los días veo a la misma señora mayor sentada en un banco del parque alimentando a las palomas. |
| one-woman show n | (performance by one woman) | espectáculo unipersonal femenino nm + loc adj |
| poor woman n | (woman who lacks money) | mujer pobre nf + adj mf |
| | | pobre nf |
| poor woman n | (woman who is unfortunate) | pobre mujer loc nom f |
| | | desgraciada nf |
| post-menopausal woman n | (female who no longer menstruates) | mujer menopáusica nf + adj |
| | | mujer postmenopáusica nf + adj |
| PR woman n | informal (female Public Relations officer) (mujer) | relaciones públicas loc nom f |
right-hand person,
right-hand man,
right-hand woman n | (trusted aide or advisor) (figurado) | mano derecha loc nom f |
| | Mary was my right-hand woman on this assignment. |
| | The president's right-hand man ensured that his day would go smoothly. |
| | Mary ha sido mi mano derecha en esta tarea. |
| scarlet woman n | dated (prostitute, promiscuous female) (anticuado) | mujer de vida alegre grupo nom |
| | Sadly, because of her unfaithfulness to her husband, she was called a scarlet woman. |
| | Lamentablemente, debido a que le había sido infiel a su marido, la llamaban mujer de vida alegre. |
| | (humorístico, peyorativo) | mujer de moral distraída grupo nom |
| Note: Una mujer de moral distraída es la que gusta y hace uso de los hombres con frecuencia. |
| | Lamentablemente, debido a que le había sido infiel a su marido, la llamaban mujer de moral distraída. |
| | | casquivana nf |
| | Lamentablemente, debido a que le había sido infiel a su marido, la llamaban casquivana. |
showwoman,
show-woman n | (female performer) | artista nf |
| single woman n | (adult female without a partner) | mujer soltera nf + adj |
| | She broke up with her boyfriend and is now a single woman again. |
| | Se peleó con el novio y ahora es una mujer soltera de nuevo. |
| | (CL, AR, coloquial) | mina soltera nf + adj |
| | Se peleó con el novio y ahora es una mina soltera de nuevo. |
stuntwoman,
stunt woman n | (female: performs dangerous feats) (mujer) | doble nf |
| | | doble de riesgo loc nom f |
| | For the scene in which her character parachutes from a plane, the leading lady was replaced by a stuntwoman. |
| tally woman n | archaic (illicit female lover) | querida nf |
| | Le puso un piso a su querida. |
| the other woman n | figurative (married person's female lover) | la otra nf |
| | | la amante nf |
| | (anticuado) | la querida nf |
| | (PR) | la chilla nf |
| trans woman n | (transgender woman) | mujer transgénero nf + adj inv |
| unmarried woman n | (female who is not married) | soltera nf |
| white woman n | (adult Caucasian female) | mujer blanca nf + adj |
| widow woman n | archaic (female whose spouse has died) | viuda nf |
| woman hater n | ([sb] who dislikes females) | misógino nm |
| woman of the world n | (sophisticated woman) | mujer de mundo nf |
| | My Aunt Charlotte was really a woman of the world. |
| | Mi tía Charlotte era toda una mujer de mundo. |
| woman to woman adv | (from one woman to another) | de mujer a mujer loc adv |
| woman's prerogative n | (female's right) | derechos de la mujer grupo nom |
| | | prerrogativa femenina, prerrogativa de las mujeres grupo nom |
| | La histeria no es prerrogativa de las mujeres, ¡cada vez hay más hombres histéricos! |
womanlike,
woman-like adj | (resembling female) | de mujer loc adj |
| | (formal) | mujeril adj mf |
women's work,
woman's work n | controversial! (household chores and child-rearing) | labores femeninas nfpl |
| | | trabajo de mujer nm |
| working woman n | (female who has job) | mujer trabajadora nf + adj |
workingwoman,
working woman n | (adult female in paid employment) | trabajadora nf |
| | | obrera nf |
| | | empleada nf |
| young woman n | (youthful adult female) | muchacha, joven nf |
| | | chica nf |
| | (ES: informal) | chavala nf |
| | (MX, HN, NI: coloquial) | chava nf |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Elisa es una joven dinámica y colaboradora. |