husband

Ehemann, Mann

Der Mann, mit dem eine Person verheiratet ist.

In einfachem Englisch: The man someone is married to.

• My husband is a teacher.
• Her husband cooked dinner last night.
• Have you met their husbands?

Synonyme: spouse

Gegenteile: wife

Häufige Wendungen: my husband, her husband, future husband

Männchen, Partner

Das männliche Tier eines Paares, das zusammenlebt oder sich miteinander fortpflanzt.

In einfachem Englisch: The male animal in a pair that live or breed together.

• The female bird waited for her husband.
• Her husband brought food to the nest.
• The keeper called the male swan her husband.

Synonyme: mate

Häufige Wendungen: her husband, a feathered husband

Lesekissen

Großes Kissen mit Armstützen, das beim Sitzen im Bett den Rücken stützt.

In einfachem Englisch: A large cushion with arms that supports your back while you sit in bed.

• She bought a husband for her bed.
• The soft husband supported his back while he read.
• I leaned against the husband and opened my book.

Synonyme: reading pillow, bed rest pillow

Häufige Wendungen: husband pillow, a soft husband, a padded husband

sparsam verwenden, haushalten

Geld oder Vorräte sorgfältig einteilen, damit nichts verschwendet wird.

In einfachem Englisch: If you do this, you manage money or supplies carefully so that none is wasted.

• We must husband our resources.
• She husbanded the household money carefully.
• They were husbanding their remaining supplies for the long winter.

Synonyme: economize, manage carefully

Gegenteile: waste, squander

Häufige Wendungen: husband resources, husband your money, husband limited supplies

schonen, aufsparen

Kräfte oder Vorräte für den Zeitpunkt bewahren, an dem sie gebraucht werden.

In einfachem Englisch: If you do this, you save your strength or supplies for when they are needed.

• Husband your strength for tomorrow.
• The walkers husbanded their remaining water.
• She husbanded her energy during the early stages of the race.

Synonyme: conserve, save

Gegenteile: waste, expend

Häufige Wendungen: husband your strength, husband your energy, husband scarce resources