woman

woman
['wʊmən] 1.
nome (pl. women) donna f., femmina f.

the working woman — la donna che lavora

a woman comes in to clean twice a week — una donna delle pulizie viene due volte alla settimana

she's her own woman — è padrona della sua vita

to talk about sth. woman to woman — parlare di qcs. da donna a donna

2.
modificatore

a woman Prime Minister — un primo ministro donna

a woman doctor — una dottoressa

he has lots of women friends — ha molte amiche

women voters, writers — elettrici, scrittrici

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['wumən]
plural - women; noun
1) (an adult human female: His sisters are both grown women now; (also adjective) a woman doctor; women doctors.) donna
2) (a female domestic daily helper: We have a woman who comes in to do the cleaning.) donna; cameriera
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- womanhood
- womankind
- womenkind
- womanly
- womanliness
- womenfolk
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['wʊmən] 1.
nome (pl. women) donna f., femmina f.

the working woman — la donna che lavora

a woman comes in to clean twice a week — una donna delle pulizie viene due volte alla settimana

she's her own woman — è padrona della sua vita

to talk about sth. woman to woman — parlare di qcs. da donna a donna

2.
modificatore

a woman Prime Minister — un primo ministro donna

a woman doctor — una dottoressa

he has lots of women friends — ha molte amiche

women voters, writers — elettrici, scrittrici


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