English-German translation for "housewife"

"housewife" German translation

housewife
[ˈhauswaif]noun | Substantiv s <irregular | irregulär, unregelmäßigirr>

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Hausfrau
  • Hausfraufeminine | Femininum f
    housewife
    housewife
  • housewife für obsolete | obsolet, begrifflich veraltetobs → see „hussy“
    housewife für obsolete | obsolet, begrifflich veraltetobs → see „hussy“
housewife
[ˈhauswaif]transitive verb | transitives Verb v/t

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sparsam verwalten
housewife
[ˈhauswaif]intransitive verb | intransitives Verb v/i

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geschickt wirtschaften
Eine Hausfrau sollte gut haushalten können.
A housewife should be economical.
Source: Tatoeba
Eine Hausfrau sollte sparsam sein.
A housewife should be economical.
Source: Tatoeba
Sie wurden an protofeministische Hausfrauen als Möglichkeit, die Hausarbeit zu reduzieren, verkauft.
It was sold to proto-feminist housewives as a way to cut down on housework.
Source: TED
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housewife
[ˈhʌzif]noun | Substantiv s

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Nähkasten, Nähzeugtasche
  • Nähkastenmasculine | Maskulinum m
    housewife sewing basket or bagespecially | besonders besonders British English | britisches EnglischBr obsolete | obsolet, begrifflich veraltetobs
    Nähzeugtaschefeminine | Femininum f
    housewife sewing basket or bagespecially | besonders besonders British English | britisches EnglischBr obsolete | obsolet, begrifflich veraltetobs
    housewife sewing basket or bagespecially | besonders besonders British English | britisches EnglischBr obsolete | obsolet, begrifflich veraltetobs
housewife
housewife
Eine Hausfrau sollte gut haushalten können.
A housewife should be economical.
Source: Tatoeba
Eine Hausfrau sollte sparsam sein.
A housewife should be economical.
Source: Tatoeba
Sie wurden an protofeministische Hausfrauen als Möglichkeit, die Hausarbeit zu reduzieren, verkauft.
It was sold to proto-feminist housewives as a way to cut down on housework.
Source: TED
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