Compound Forms/Forme composte
woman | women |
women's work,
woman's work n | controversial! (household chores and child-rearing) | incombenze femminili nfpl |
libber,
women's libber n | slang, pejorative (supporter of women's liberation) | femminista nm |
| rights of women npl | (women's human and civil liberties) | diritti delle donne nmpl |
| | In many countries, the rights of women to equal treatment under the law and in the workplace are undisputed. |
| | Nei paesi avanzati i diritti delle donne sono un dato acquisito. |
women only,
women-only adj | (restricted to adult females) | solo donne agg invar |
| Nota: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
| women's choir n | (singing group for female voices) | coro femminile nm |
| women's clothing n | (apparel for adult females, ladies' clothes) | abbigliamento femminile nm |
| | The women's clothing department is on the fourth floor. |
| women's lib n | informal, dated, abbreviation (women's liberation: equal rights) (tecnico: femminismo) | liberazione delle donne nf |
| | The first wave of feminism made great strides towards women's lib. |
| | La prima ondata di femminismo ha fatto passi da gigante verso la liberazione delle donne. |
| women's lib n | informal, pejorative, dated, abbreviation (women's liberation: feminism) (in frasi peggiorative) | femminismo nm |
| | My daughter wants to be Pope. What will women's lib dream up next? |
| | Mia figlia vuole diventare papa. Che altro vorrà il femminismo? |
| women's liberation n | dated (equal rights for women) | emancipazione femminile nf |
| | The suffragette movement made enormous strides in the fight for women's liberation. |
| | Le suffragette fecero enormi sforzi nella lotta per l'emancipazione femminile. |
| women's magazine n | (periodical for female readers) | rivista femminile nf |
| | In the past women's magazines focused on cooking and housekeeping tips. |
| | In passato le riviste femminili erano incentrate su consigli per la cucina e faccende di casa. |
| women's refuge n | (shelter for abused women) | casa rifugio nf |
| women's rights | (rights claimed for women) | diritti delle donne nmpl |
| women's shelter n | (woman's refuge) | casa di accoglienza per donna nf |
| | | centro di accoglienza per donne nm |
Women's Studies,
women's studies npl | (feminist academic subject) | studi sulla donna nmpl |
| women's suffrage n | (right of adult females to vote) | suffragio femminile, diritto di voto alle donne nm |
| | New Zealand was the first country to grant women's suffrage or voting rights. |
| | La Nuova Zelanda fu il primo Paese a estender il diritto di voto alle donne. |
| women's wear n | (clothing for women) | abbigliamento femminile nm |