husband

mari, époux

Homme avec lequel une personne est mariée.

En anglais simple : The man someone is married to.

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

Synonymes : spouse

Contraires : wife

Expressions courantes : my husband, her husband, future husband

mâle, partenaire

Animal mâle d’un couple qui vit ou se reproduit ensemble.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : mate

Expressions courantes : her husband, a feathered husband

coussin de lecture

Grand coussin muni d’accoudoirs qui soutient le dos lorsqu’on est assis dans un lit.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : reading pillow, bed rest pillow

Expressions courantes : husband pillow, a soft husband, a padded husband

gérer avec économie, économiser

Gérer l’argent ou les provisions avec soin pour éviter tout gaspillage.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : economize, manage carefully

Contraires : waste, squander

Expressions courantes : husband resources, husband your money, husband limited supplies

préserver, économiser

Garder ses forces ou ses provisions pour le moment où elles seront nécessaires.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : conserve, save

Contraires : waste, expend

Expressions courantes : husband your strength, husband your energy, husband scarce resources