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Вдовец / вдова - translation, pronunciation and examples

вдовец / вдова
[vdɐˈvʲets] / [vdɐˈva]

widowed

🇷🇺 Russian
[vdɐˈvʲets] / [vdɐˈva]
Meaning of вдовец / вдова

lost spouse

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Part of speechadjective
Pronunciation[vdɐˈvʲets] / [vdɐˈva]
CEFRB2
How important is this wordrare word
widowed

When to use вдовец / вдова

widowed woman

вдова

widowed man

вдовец

widowed spouse

овдовевший супруг

widowed parent

овдовевший родитель

widowed life

жизнь вдовца

вдовец / вдова usage examples

🇮🇹Italian🇷🇺Russian

Мой сосед вдовец.

🇮🇹Italian🇷🇺Russian

Она вдова и живёт одна.

🇮🇹Italian🇷🇺Russian

После десяти лет брака она стала вдовой и переехала к дочери.

🇮🇹Italian🇷🇺Russian

Весной прошлого года он стал вдовцом и теперь помогает в местной группе поддержки.

🇮🇹Italian🇷🇺Russian

Моя бабушка овдовела в 2020 году.

🇮🇹Italian🇷🇺Russian

Сосед вдовец и живёт с дочерью.

🇮🇹Italian🇷🇺Russian

После смерти мужа она стала вдовой.

🇮🇹Italian🇷🇺Russian

Он жил со своим овдовевшим отцом.

🇮🇹Italian🇷🇺Russian

После смерти мужа она одна растила детей.

🇮🇹Italian🇷🇺Russian

Человеку, потерявшему супруга, может понадобиться больше времени.

🇮🇹Italian🇷🇺Russian

После смерти мужа она живёт одна.

🇮🇹Italian🇷🇺Russian

Тот овдовевший пожилой человек очень сильный.

Similar words

вдовец / вдова

Standard noun for a person whose spouse has died (widower — male, widow — female).

овдовевший

A participial adjective meaning 'having become widowed', used descriptively.

вдовствующий

Participial form, formal/literary, emphasizing the state of being widowed.

оставшийся без супруга/супруги

Periphrasis describing a person left without a spouse (often implying death), neutral and descriptive.

потерявший супруга/супругу

Periphrasis emphasizing the loss of a spouse (stresses the bereavement).

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вдовец / вдова synonyms

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What's the difference between вдовец / вдова / овдовевший / вдовствующий / оставшийся без супруга/супруги / потерявший супруга/супругу / вдовий

🇷🇺Russian
вдовец / вдова

Standard noun for a person whose spouse has died (widower — male, widow — female).

B2Very Often

After his wife's death, he remained a widower.

После смерти жены он остался вдовцом.

О
🇷🇺Russian
овдовевший

A participial adjective meaning 'having become widowed', used descriptively.

B2Often

The widowed father was left alone with the children.

Овдовевший отец остался один с детьми.

В
🇷🇺Russian
вдовствующий

Participial form, formal/literary, emphasizing the state of being widowed.

B2Rarely

The woman who is widowed received the inheritance.

Вдовствующая женщина получила наследство.

О
🇷🇺Russian
оставшийся без супруга/супруги

Periphrasis describing a person left without a spouse (often implying death), neutral and descriptive.

B2Often

The person left without a spouse moved in with their children.

Оставшийся без супруга человек переехал к детям.

П
🇷🇺Russian
потерявший супруга/супругу

Periphrasis emphasizing the loss of a spouse (stresses the bereavement).

B2Often

The person who lost a spouse could not recover for a long time.

Потерявший супруга/супругу человек долго не мог прийти в себя.

В
🇷🇺Russian
вдовий

Adjective, somewhat archaic/literary, meaning related to a widow/widower or their affairs.

B2Rarely

The widow's (archaic) house was founded in the 19th century.

Вдовий дом был основан в XIX веке.

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How to pronounce вдовец / вдова and what this word means

вдовец / вдова translation: widowed. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce вдовец / вдова

[vdɐˈvʲets] / [vdɐˈva]

вдовец / вдова translation

widowed

вдовец / вдова examples

Mein Nachbar ist verwitwet.

вдовец / вдова transcription

[vdɐˈvʲets] / [vdɐˈva]

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вдовец / вдова meaning: what does it mean?

потерявший супруга или супругу, живёт один

вдовец / вдова pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

вдовец / вдова is pronounced as [vdɐˈvʲets] / [vdɐˈva]. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

вдовец / вдова definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

Mein Nachbar ist verwitwet. Translation: Мой сосед вдовец.

Is вдовец / вдова part of Marriage and Romantic Relationships vocabulary?

Yes, вдовец / вдова (widowed) can be learned in the Marriage and Romantic Relationships topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.

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