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spouse

/spaʊs/

Translations

spousenoun

spouses

/spaʊs/

conjointTerme générique pour désigner un mari ou une femme en tant que partenaire de mariage.

Employees may include their spouse on the health-insurance plan.

Les employés peuvent inscrire leur conjoint au régime d’assurance maladie.

Additional translations

épousePlus formel; s’emploie quand le conjoint est une femme.

épouxPlus formel; s’emploie quand le conjoint est un homme.

Synonyms

better half

significant other

spouseverb

spoused

Past Simple

spoused

Past Participle

spousing

Gerund

/spaʊs/

Archaic or rare.

épouserEmploi littéraire ou archaïque.

He spoused the duke's eldest daughter to strengthen his claim.

Il épousa l’aînée des filles du duc pour renforcer sa prétention.

Synonyms

marry

take to husband

take to wife

take as spouse

unite in matrimony

join in marriage

wed

spouseadjective

/spaʊs/

Used attributively before another noun to mean 'relating to a spouse'.

conjugalSurtout dans des contextes juridiques ou administratifs.

The couple applied for a spouse visa.

Le couple a demandé un visa conjugal.

Synonyms

Definitions

spousenoun

A husband or wife; one's partner in marriage.

Employees may include their spouse on the health-insurance plan.

spouseverb

Archaic. To take as a spouse; to marry.

He spoused the duke's eldest daughter to strengthen his claim.

spouseadjective

Relating to or intended for a husband or wife (used before another noun).

The couple applied for a spouse visa.