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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesfemme délaissée temporairement
Pronunciation / Transliteration: fam de-le-se tã-pɔ-ʁa-lɛ
"Pendant le voyage d'affaires de son mari, elle est devenue une veuve de paille."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A wife who is temporarily separated or away from her husband, typically for business, travel, or military service.
"During her husband's six-month deployment overseas, she felt like a grass-widow managing the household alone." - 2
A woman who has been deserted or temporarily abandoned by her partner.
"She was left a grass-widow when her fiancé unexpectedly called off the trip and vanished for weeks."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Originating in the 16th century, the term originally referred to an unmarried mother or a woman whose lover has temporarily left her. By the 19th century, its meaning shifted to describe a married woman whose husband is temporarily absent from her, often due to work or travel, deriving metaphorically from 'grass' as a substitute or temporary bedding.
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femme délaissée temporairement
Transliteration: fam de-le-se tã-pɔ-ʁa-lɛ
"Pendant le voyage d'affaires de son mari, elle est devenue une veuve de paille."
Strohwitwe
Transliteration: ʃtʁoːˌvɪt.və
"Da ihr Mann geschäftlich verreist ist, genießt sie das Leben als Strohwitwe."
vedova dell'aria
Transliteration: vɛ.do.va delˈla.rja
"Si sente una vedova temporanea mentre suo marito lavora all'estero."
viuda de paja
Transliteration: bju.ða ðe ˈpa.xa
"Durante el viaje de su esposo, se quedó como viuda de paja en casa."
viúva de caboclo
Transliteration: viˈu.vɐ dʒi kaˈbo.klu
"Ela ficou temporariamente sozinha em casa enquanto o marido viajava a trabalho."
अस्थायी विधवा
Transliteration: asthayee vidhavaa
"पति के बाहर जाने के कारण वह कुछ समय के लिए अकेली रह गई।"
临时寡妇
Transliteration: línshí guǎfu
"丈夫出差期间，她成了一名临时寡妇。"
임시 과부
Transliteration: im-si gwa-bu
"남편이 출장을 가서 그녀는 잠시 혼자 남겨졌다."
草の未亡人
Transliteration: kusa no mibōjin
"夫が出張中なので、彼女は一時的に一人ぼっちです。"
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