♦ woman

♦ woman
♦ woman /ˈwʊmən/
n. (pl. women)
1 donna; femmina: «Women and children first», «prima le donne e i bambini»; a woman of the world, una donna di mondo; women's rights (o woman's rights) i diritti della donna
2 (fig. spreg., di uomo) femminuccia; donnicciola
3 (fam., ma da taluni ritenuto offensivo) ragazza; fidanzata; moglie: my woman, la mia donna; mia moglie
4 (arc.) dama di compagnia; cameriera
● (fam. raro) woman-chaser, chi corre dietro alle sottane; cacciatore di donne □ woman driver, guidatrice; conducente (di un veicolo) □ woman hater, misogino □ woman's intuition, intuito femminile □ (fam., antiq.) Women's Libber, femminista □ Women's Liberation (fam., antiq.: Women's Lib), Movimento per la liberazione della donna; Movimento femminista □ the Women's Movement, il Movimento femminista □ women's studies, corso di studi sul ruolo delle donne nella storia, nella letteratura, ecc. □ (polit.) women's suffrage, suffragio femminile; il voto alle donne □ woman's wit, intuito femminile □ There's a woman in it, c'è sotto (o c'è di mezzo) una donna NOTA D'USO: -lady o woman?-.
(to) woman /ˈwʊmən/
v. t.
1 dotare di personale femminile
2 (mil.) dare un equipaggio femminile a (un reparto, ecc.)
3 (spreg. raro) apostrofare (q.) col nome «donna».

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