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widow

/ˈwɪ.dəʊ/ /ˈwɪ.doʊ/

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noun

Viuda

A woman whose spouse has died (and who has not remarried); feminine of widower.

Examples :

"My aunt is a widow; her husband passed away last year. "

Mi tía es viuda; su esposo falleció el año pasado.

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noun

Viuda

A person whose spouse has died (and who has not remarried).

Examples :

"My grandmother is a widow; her husband passed away last year. "

Mi abuela es viuda; su esposo falleció el año pasado.

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noun

Viuda

(in combination) A woman whose husband is often away pursuing a sport, etc.

Examples :

"My friend's widow often has to juggle work and caring for her children, as her husband is a professional sailor. "

La viuda de mi amigo a menudo tiene que compaginar el trabajo y el cuidado de sus hijos, ya que su marido es un marinero profesional.

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noun

Mano adicional, descarte

An additional hand of cards dealt face down in some card games, to be used by the highest bidder.

Examples :

"In the card game, the widow was dealt face down, waiting for the highest bidder to use it in their hand. "

En el juego de cartas, la mano adicional se repartió boca abajo, esperando que el mejor postor la usara en su mano.

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noun

Viuda

A single line of type that ends a paragraph, carried over to the next page or column.

Examples :

"The article's last paragraph had a widow at the top of the next page. "

El último párrafo del artículo tenía una viuda en la parte superior de la página siguiente.

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noun

Viuda

A venomous spider, of the genus Latrodectus.

Examples :

"The arachnologist carefully studied the widow spider, noting its distinctive red markings. "

El aracnólogo estudió cuidadosamente la viuda, observando sus distintivas marcas rojas.

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verb

Viudar

To make a widow or widower of someone; to cause the death of the spouse of.

Examples :

"The tragic accident widowed the young teacher's parents. "

El trágico accidente enviudó a los padres del joven profesor.

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verb

Privar, despojar

To strip of anything valued.

Examples :

"The company's restructuring plan will widow employees of their generous retirement benefits. "

El plan de reestructuración de la empresa despojará a los empleados de sus generosos beneficios de jubilación.

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verb

Dejar viuda

To endow with a widow's right.

Examples :

"The will widowed the younger son with a share of the family farm, giving him the right to the land as per the law. "

El testamento dejó viudo al hijo menor con una parte de la granja familiar, dándole derecho a la tierra según la ley.

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verb

Dejar viudo/a

To be widow to.

Examples :

"After her husband's death, Sarah widowed. "

Después de la muerte de su marido, Sarah enviudó.