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10 Language-to-English Dictionariescônjuge
Pronunciation / Transliteration: cônjuge
"O cônjuge pode participar da reunião."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
1 sense- 1
A husband or wife, considered in relation to their partner.
"Both the employee and their spouse are invited to the annual company dinner."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle English 'spous', from Old French 'espous(e)', from Latin 'sponsus' (betrothed, bridegroom) and 'sponsa' (bride), past participle of 'spondere' (to promise solemnly, betroth).
Which of the following is the closest synonym for "spouse"?
10 Global Lexicons: How "spouse" is said worldwide
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conjoint
Transliteration: conjoint
"Son conjoint l'a accompagné à la cérémonie."
Ehepartner
Transliteration: Ehepartner
"Der Ehepartner wurde über die Änderung informiert."
coniuge
Transliteration: coniuge
"Il coniuge ha firmato il contratto di locazione."
cónyuge
Transliteration: cónyuge
"Cada cónyuge tiene derecho a la mitad de los bienes."
cônjuge
Transliteration: cônjuge
"O cônjuge pode participar da reunião."
जीवनसाथी
Transliteration: jeevansathi
"वह और उसका जीवनसाथी साथ में यात्रा करते हैं।"
配偶
Transliteration: pèi'ǒu
"请填写您配偶的姓名。"
배우자
Transliteration: baewuja
"초대장은 배우자를 포함합니다."
配偶者
Transliteration: haigūsha
"配偶者と一緒にパーティーに出席しました。"
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