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I'd seen enough of these cases to know that the wives of child molesters often played a role, explicit or covert, in setting up the dirty deed.
Había visto bastantes de aquellos casos como para no saber que las esposas de los que molestan a los niños a menudo juegan un papel, explícito u oculto, en el montaje de aquellas sucias acciones.
Kellerman, Jonathan / When The Bough BreaksKellerman, Jonathan / La Rama Rota
La Rama Rota
Kellerman, Jonathan
When The Bough Breaks
Kellerman, Jonathan
© 1985 by Jonathan Kellerman
The rooms where the prisoners stayed with their wives were unbearably sad, she remembered.
Los cuartos donde los presos estaban con sus mujeres eran tristísimos, recordó.
Bolano, Roberto / 2666Bolano, Roberto / 2666
2666
Bolano, Roberto
© 2004 por herederos de Roberto Bolaño
2666
Bolano, Roberto
© 2004 by the heirs of Roberto Bolaño
© 2008 by Natasha Wimmer
He remembered his wife buying the vase when he took her on a vacation to Mexico, and hand-carrying it all the way back to Pachoula, afraid to trust it to doormen, luggage handlers, or porters.
Recordaba que su mujer lo había comprado cuando estuvieron en México de vacaciones y que lo había traído en la mano todo el camino de vuelta a Pachoula; no se fiaba de los mozos, ni de los que cargaban las maletas ni de los porteros.
Katzenbach, John / Just CauseKatzenbach, John / Juicio Final
Juicio Final
Katzenbach, John
© 1992 by John Katzenbach
© Ediciones B, S. A., 2006
Just Cause
Katzenbach, John
© 1992 by John Katzenbach
His wife was living with a Basque guy and seemed happy, and his son was fine.
Su mujer vivía con un tipo, un vasco, con el que parecía ser feliz y su hijo estaba bien.
The savage detectivesBolano, Roberto / Los detectives salvajes
Los detectives salvajes
Bolano, Roberto
e savage detectives
The savage detective
© 1998 by Roberto Bolaño
© 2007 by Natasha Wimmer
Incredibly, the wife's mascara — which looked to have been applied with a trowel — never ran.
Increíblemente, el maquillaje de la esposa -que parecía aplicado con un fratás- no se corría nunca.
Simmons, Dan / Phases of GravitySimmons, Dan / Fases de Gravedad
Fases de Gravedad
Simmons, Dan
© 1991 Ediciones В S.A.
© 1989 by Dan Simmons
Phases of Gravity
Simmons, Dan
© 1989, 2001 by Dan Simmons
Sometimes they had poolside barbecues in their backyards, and once, because his wife begged him to, he came along to one and drank half a Bud and a whiskey.
A veces hacían barbacoas en los jardines, junto a la piscina, y en una ocasión, porque su mujer se lo rogó, acudió a una de estas comidas y se bebió media cerveza Bud y un vaso de whisky.
Bolano, Roberto / 2666Bolano, Roberto / 2666
2666
Bolano, Roberto
© 2004 por herederos de Roberto Bolaño
2666
Bolano, Roberto
© 2004 by the heirs of Roberto Bolaño
© 2008 by Natasha Wimmer
The rancher who had killed his wife and children and the mercantile lawyer would go out alone at night, after dinner.
El ranchero parricida y el abogado mercantilista salían sólo por la noche, después de cenar.
Bolano, Roberto / 2666Bolano, Roberto / 2666
2666
Bolano, Roberto
© 2004 por herederos de Roberto Bolaño
2666
Bolano, Roberto
© 2004 by the heirs of Roberto Bolaño
© 2008 by Natasha Wimmer
But his wife put her hand on his leg and he seemed visibly to slow himself.
Pero su esposa le puso la mano en la pierna y él pareció calmarse.
Katzenbach, John / Just CauseKatzenbach, John / Juicio Final
Juicio Final
Katzenbach, John
© 1992 by John Katzenbach
© Ediciones B, S. A., 2006
Just Cause
Katzenbach, John
© 1992 by John Katzenbach
He said his job would be to watch out for Mrs. Rengifo, the boss's wife, and he would be working with the two men he'd just met.
Le dijo que su trabajo consistía en velar por la seguridad de la señora Rengifo, la mujer del patrón, y que tendría que trabajar con los dos que ya había conocido.
Bolano, Roberto / 2666Bolano, Roberto / 2666
2666
Bolano, Roberto
© 2004 por herederos de Roberto Bolaño
2666
Bolano, Roberto
© 2004 by the heirs of Roberto Bolaño
© 2008 by Natasha Wimmer
Across the white blanket of snow was the farmhouse where he had first found his wife, and in the fading light of day her home was all Norman Rockwell, Hallmark-card, Middle America perfect.
A través de la blanca manta de nieve estaba la granja donde había encontrado a su esposa y a la mortecina luz del día su casa era todo Norman Rockwell, una postal de Hallmark, la perfecta Middle América.
Ward, J.R. / Lover AwakenedWard, J.R. / Amante Despierto
Amante Despierto
Ward, J.R.
Lover Awakened
Ward, J.R.
© Jessica Bird, 2006
And if O got himself injured or killed, who would take care of his wife?
Y si O era herido o moría, ¿Quién cuidaría de su esposa?
Ward, J.R. / Lover AwakenedWard, J.R. / Amante Despierto
Amante Despierto
Ward, J.R.
Lover Awakened
Ward, J.R.
© Jessica Bird, 2006
And my wife saved me some cake."
Y mi esposa me guardó algo de pastel de cumpleaños".
'Praise Jesus,' said his wife, 'God's truth be made known.'
– Alabado sea Jesús -repitió la esposa-, que se conozca la verdad de Dios.
Simmons, Dan / Phases of GravitySimmons, Dan / Fases de Gravedad
Fases de Gravedad
Simmons, Dan
© 1991 Ediciones В S.A.
© 1989 by Dan Simmons
Phases of Gravity
Simmons, Dan
© 1989, 2001 by Dan Simmons
Here's something interesting - there's a small d in parentheses after the wife's code, which means she's deceased, and the date of death is 6/17/51 - she died when he was still a student here.
Aquí hay algo interesante... hay una crucecita entre paréntesis (+) tras el código de la esposa, lo que quiere decir que está muerta, y la fecha de su muerte es 17/6/51... ¡murió cuando aún era estudiante aquí!
Kellerman, Jonathan / When The Bough BreaksKellerman, Jonathan / La Rama Rota
La Rama Rota
Kellerman, Jonathan
When The Bough Breaks
Kellerman, Jonathan
© 1985 by Jonathan Kellerman
"I have to talk to my daughters," said Quim, "I have to talk to my wife, my colleagues, my friends.
– Tengo que hablar con mis hijas -dijo Quim-, tengo que hablar con mi mujer, con mis colegas, con mis amigos.
The savage detectivesBolano, Roberto / Los detectives salvajes
Los detectives salvajes
Bolano, Roberto
e savage detectives
The savage detective
© 1998 by Roberto Bolaño
© 2007 by Natasha Wimmer

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battered wife
mujer maltratada
husband and wife
esposos

Word forms

wife

noun
SingularPlural
Common casewifewives
Possessive casewife'swives'

wive

verb
Basic forms
Pastwived
Imperativewive
Present Participle (Participle I)wiving
Past Participle (Participle II)wived
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I wivewe wive
you wiveyou wive
he/she/it wivesthey wive
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am wivingwe are wiving
you are wivingyou are wiving
he/she/it is wivingthey are wiving
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have wivedwe have wived
you have wivedyou have wived
he/she/it has wivedthey have wived
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been wivingwe have been wiving
you have been wivingyou have been wiving
he/she/it has been wivingthey have been wiving
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I wivedwe wived
you wivedyou wived
he/she/it wivedthey wived
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was wivingwe were wiving
you were wivingyou were wiving
he/she/it was wivingthey were wiving
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had wivedwe had wived
you had wivedyou had wived
he/she/it had wivedthey had wived
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been wivingwe had been wiving
you had been wivingyou had been wiving
he/she/it had been wivingthey had been wiving
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will wivewe shall/will wive
you will wiveyou will wive
he/she/it will wivethey will wive
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be wivingwe shall/will be wiving
you will be wivingyou will be wiving
he/she/it will be wivingthey will be wiving
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have wivedwe shall/will have wived
you will have wivedyou will have wived
he/she/it will have wivedthey will have wived
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been wivingwe shall/will have been wiving
you will have been wivingyou will have been wiving
he/she/it will have been wivingthey will have been wiving
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would wivewe should/would wive
you would wiveyou would wive
he/she/it would wivethey would wive
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be wivingwe should/would be wiving
you would be wivingyou would be wiving
he/she/it would be wivingthey would be wiving
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have wivedwe should/would have wived
you would have wivedyou would have wived
he/she/it would have wivedthey would have wived
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been wivingwe should/would have been wiving
you would have been wivingyou would have been wiving
he/she/it would have been wivingthey would have been wiving
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am wivedwe are wived
you are wivedyou are wived
he/she/it is wivedthey are wived
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being wivedwe are being wived
you are being wivedyou are being wived
he/she/it is being wivedthey are being wived
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been wivedwe have been wived
you have been wivedyou have been wived
he/she/it has been wivedthey have been wived
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was wivedwe were wived
you were wivedyou were wived
he/she/it was wivedthey were wived
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being wivedwe were being wived
you were being wivedyou were being wived
he/she/it was being wivedthey were being wived
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been wivedwe had been wived
you had been wivedyou had been wived
he/she/it had been wivedthey had been wived
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be wivedwe shall/will be wived
you will be wivedyou will be wived
he/she/it will be wivedthey will be wived
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been wivedwe shall/will have been wived
you will have been wivedyou will have been wived
he/she/it will have been wivedthey will have been wived