take a wife

English

Verb

take a wife

(idiomatic, dated) (of a man) to marry a woman

Translations

(of a man) to marry a woman

Belarusian: жані́цца impf (žanícca)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 娶親 (zh), 娶亲 (zh) (qǔqīn), 娶 (zh) (qǔ)
Finnish: ottaa vaimo

Italian: prendere moglie
Russian: жени́ться (ru) impf, pf (ženítʹsja), брать в жёны impf (bratʹ v žóny), взять в жёны pf (vzjatʹ v žóny)
Spanish: tomar mujer
Ukrainian: жени́тися impf, pf (ženýtysja)

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