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вдовец / вдова

вдовец / вдова

Meaning of вдовец / вдова

потерявший супруга или супругу, живёт один

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RU[vdɐˈvʲets] / [vdɐˈva]
widowed
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вдовец / вдова with Russian translation

вдовец / вдова usage examples

🇩🇪DE🇷🇺RU

После десяти лет брака она стала вдовой и переехала к дочери.

🇩🇪DE🇷🇺RU

Весной прошлого года он стал вдовцом и теперь помогает в местной группе поддержки.

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вдовец / вдова belongs to the topic "Marriage and Romantic Relationships". Start with a short 7-word set so the word is easier to remember in context.

вдовец / вдоваverwitwet
семьяFamilie
родителиEltern
мамаMama
папаPapa
ребёнокKind
детиKinder

вдовец / вдова synonyms

Related words worth learning together

овдовевший
A participial adjective meaning 'having become widowed', used descriptively.
вдовствующий
Participial form, formal/literary, emphasizing the state of being widowed.
оставшийся без супруга/супруги
Periphrasis describing a person left without a spouse (often implying death), neutral and descriptive.
потерявший супруга/супругу
Periphrasis emphasizing the loss of a spouse (stresses the bereavement).
вдовий
Adjective, somewhat archaic/literary, meaning related to a widow/widower or their affairs.
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О
🇷🇺ru
овдовевший

A participial adjective meaning 'having become widowed', used descriptively.

B2Often
В
🇷🇺ru
вдовствующий

Participial form, formal/literary, emphasizing the state of being widowed.

B2Rarely
О
🇷🇺ru
оставшийся без супруга/супруги

Periphrasis describing a person left without a spouse (often implying death), neutral and descriptive.

B2Often
П
🇷🇺ru
потерявший супруга/супругу

Periphrasis emphasizing the loss of a spouse (stresses the bereavement).

B2Often
В
🇷🇺ru
вдовий

Adjective, somewhat archaic/literary, meaning related to a widow/widower or their affairs.

B2Rarely

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вдовец / вдова значение: what does it mean?

потерявший супруга или супругу, живёт один

вдовец / вдова произношение: how do you pronounce it?

вдовец / вдова is pronounced as [vdɐˈvʲets] / [vdɐˈva]. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

вдовец / вдова определение и примеры предложений: how is it used in a sentence?

After ten years of marriage, she was widowed and moved in with her daughter. Translation: После десяти лет брака она стала вдовой и переехала к дочери.

Is вдовец / вдова part of Marriage and Romantic Relationships vocabulary?

Yes, вдовец / вдова (вдовец / вдова) can be learned in the Marriage and Romantic Relationships topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.

Is вдовец / вдова part of Family and Relationships vocabulary?

Yes, вдовец / вдова (вдовец / вдова) can be learned in the Family and Relationships topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.

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