Usage examples of "wives" in English with translation to German

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Wealthy older men often marry younger trophy wives. Reiche alte Männer heiraten oft dekorative junge Frauen.
Husbands and wives should stand by each other throughout their lives. Ehemann und Ehefrau müssen sich zeit ihres Lebens gegenseitig helfen.
I cannot forbid a person to marry several wives, for it does not contradict Scripture. Ich kann einem Mann nicht verbieten, mehrere Frauen zu ehelichen, da dies nicht im Widerspruch zur Schrift steht.
In some societies, wives are still considered the property of their husbands. In manchen Gesellschaften werden Ehefrauen immer noch als das Eigentum ihrer Männer betrachtet.
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. Aristoteles behauptete, dass Frauen weniger Zähne als Männer hätten; obgleich er zweimal verheiratet war, kam es ihm nie in den Sinn, diese Behauptung durch eine Untersuchung der Münder seiner Frauen zu überprüfen.
His wife teaches me Italian. Seine Frau lehrt mich Italienisch.
Ted loves his wife Elizabeth. Ted liebt seine Ehefrau Elizabeth.
When was the last time you had dinner with your wife? Wann hast du das letzte Mal zusammen mit deiner Gattin diniert?
John made Beth his wife. John machte Beth zu seinem Weibe.
My wife is a vegetarian. Meine Frau ist Vegetarierin.
Do you have a wife? Hast du eine Ehefrau?
He met his wife online. Er hat seine Frau über das Internet kennengelernt.
His wife is a Frenchwoman. Seine Ehefrau ist Französin.
My wife was a Smith. Meine Frau war eine Smith.
He chose a good wife. Er hat sich eine gute Ehefrau ausgesucht.
Tom is kissing his wife. Tom küsst seine Frau.
Lord Ashburton had an American wife. Lord Ashburton hatte eine amerikanische Ehefrau.
Tom is helping his wife. Tom hilft seiner Frau.
Finnish is the language of my wife. Finnisch ist die Sprache meiner Ehefrau.
His wife nags him constantly. Seine Frau nörgelt immerzu an ihm herum.
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