wives

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From wife (n): npl: wives
From the verb wive: (⇒ conjugate)
wives is: ⓘClick the infinitive to see all available inflections
v 3rd person singular
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'wives' tiene referencia cruzada con 'wife'. Se encuentra en una o más de las líneas abajo.'wives' is cross-referenced with 'wife'. It is in one or more of the lines below.

WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
wife,
plural: wives n		 (married woman)esposa, mujer nf
 He has been married to his wife for three years.
 Lleva tres años casado con su esposa.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
wive⇒ vi archaic (marry a woman) (formal)desposarse⇒ v prnl
 A man must wive if he is to start a family.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Compound Forms:
wife | wive
InglésEspañol
common-law wife n (woman in informal marriage)esposa de derecho consuetudinario nf + loc adj
  (equivalente)esposa en unión libre nf + loc adj
Note: Ley matrimonial de países anglosajones.
 John had more than one common-law wife, though he was never married.
ex-wife n (woman: former spouse) (coloquial)ex n común
 I still love my ex-wife.
 ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Con mi ex me llevo mejor ahora que cuando estábamos juntos.
  ex esposa nf
  exesposa nf
  ex mujer nf
  exmujer nf
future wife n (fiancée, woman [sb] will marry)prometida nf
  novia nf
  futura esposa adj + nf
husband and wife npl (married heterosexual couple)marido y mujer grupo nom
 John and I became husband and wife ten years ago today.
  esposos nmpl
live as husband and wife v expr (cohabit as a couple)vivir como marido y mujer loc verb
 They might as well be married; they've been living for years as husband and wife.
 No sé si están casados, pero viven como marido y mujer hace años.
marital communications privilege,
husband-wife privilege,
spousal communications privilege n		 (law regarding testifying)confidencialidad de las comunicaciones entre cónyuges loc nom f
trophy wife n pejorative (wife: status symbol)esposa de trofeo expr
 The men at the conference all seemed to have trophy wives.
 Todos los hombres de la conferencia parecían tener esposas de trofeo.
wife material n informal (female suitable for marrying)mujer casadera nf + adj
  prospecto de esposa loc nom m
wife swapping n slang (swinging: exchange of sex partners)intercambio de parejas nm
 Wife swapping? You're joking, surely - he's a minister of the church!
 ¿Intercambio de parejas? ¡Seguramente estás bromeando! Es un ministro de la iglesia.
wife-to-be n (woman: fiancée)futura esposa adj + nf
  prometida nf
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