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widow

/ˈwɪ.dəʊ/ /ˈwɪ.doʊ/

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noun

Veuve

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. "

Ma tante est veuve ; son mari est décédé l'année dernière.

family person human age society

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noun

Veuve

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

Examples :

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

Ma grand-mère est veuve ; son mari est décédé l'année dernière.

family person age

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noun

Veuve

(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 veuve de mon ami doit souvent jongler entre son travail et les soins de ses enfants, car son mari est un marin professionnel.

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noun

Talon, donne

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. "

Dans le jeu de cartes, le talon a été distribué face cachée, attendant que le plus offrant l'utilise dans sa main.

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noun

Veuve

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. "

Le dernier paragraphe de l'article avait une veuve en haut de la page suivante.

computing type writing language literature

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noun

Veuve

A venomous spider, of the genus Latrodectus.

Examples :

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

L'arachnologue a soigneusement étudié la veuve, notant ses marques rouges distinctives.

animal insect nature biology

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verb

Veuver

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. "

Le tragique accident a veuvé les parents du jeune professeur.

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verb

Priver, dépouiller

To strip of anything valued.

Examples :

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

Le plan de restructuration de l'entreprise privera les employés de leurs généreux avantages de retraite.

value family suffering

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verb

Constituer en veuve

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. "

Le testament a constitué le jeune fils en veuf avec une part de la ferme familiale, lui donnant droit à la terre selon la loi.

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verb

Rendre veuf/veuve

To be widow to.

Examples :

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

Après la mort de son mari, Sarah est devenue veuve.