take a wife

English

Pronunciation

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Verb

take a wife

1. (idiomatic, dated) (of a man) to marry a woman

Translations

(of a man) to marry a woman

• Belarusian: жані́цца impf (žanícca)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 娶親／娶亲 (zh) (qǔqīn), 娶亲 (zh) (qǔqīn), 娶 (zh) (qǔ)

• Finnish: ottaa vaimo
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• Italian: prendere moglie
• Russian: жени́ться (ru) impf or pf (ženítʹsja), брать в жёны impf (bratʹ v žóny), взять в жёны pf (vzjatʹ v žóny)
• Spanish: tomar mujer
• Ukrainian: жени́тися impf or pf (ženýtysja)