Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Russian term or phrase:
molodukha
English translation:
child (young) wife (of one of his sons)
Added to glossary by
2rush
Jul 1, 2004 12:47
19 yrs ago
Russian term
United Kingdom
molodukha
Non-PRO
Russian to English
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
novel circa 1900
....vyskochili navstrechu dorogomu gostiu starik khozyanin i ego dva syna s molodukhoi.
Milosti prosim, gostenek! - klanialis' khoziaeva.
Would this woman be married to one of the 'starik's sons? In that case I could call her his daughter-in-law. Or is it not clear?
....vyskochili navstrechu dorogomu gostiu starik khozyanin i ego dva syna s molodukhoi.
Milosti prosim, gostenek! - klanialis' khoziaeva.
Would this woman be married to one of the 'starik's sons? In that case I could call her his daughter-in-law. Or is it not clear?
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child (young) wife (of one of his sons)
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2 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks to all. - young wife of one of his son's - is quite good as it is less "formal" than "daughter-in-law". (though to be honest "daughter-in-law" doesn't sound overly formal. It's the way we would normally describe this relationship in English.) "Child wife" is a bit too specific I would say - it would refer to a girl of under 16."
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12 mins
Alexander Onishko
Native in Russian
Works in field
Veni Vidi Vici
Native in: Russian 
, Ukrainian
Works in: Russian to English, English to Russian, Ukrainian to English, and 5 more.
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63
two meanings = > 1) young married (peasant) woman 2) daughter-in-law
Словарь синонимов
Жена, супруга, баба; благоверная, половина; наложница, одалиска; новобрачная, ***молодица (молодуха, молодка)***. (Шуточн.) Дражайшая половина. Подруга жизни. Верная жена — Пенелопа, Лукреция; сварливая — Ксантиппа. Ср. Сварливый.
Понятие «жена» иногда передается суффиксами:
1) -ша: докторша, генеральша, губернаторша, астрономша и т. п.;
2) -иха: купчиха, столяриха, сторожиха
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Толково-словообразовательный
МОЛОДУХА ж. разг.-сниж.
1. Невестка, сноха.
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Жена, супруга, баба; благоверная, половина; наложница, одалиска; новобрачная, ***молодица (молодуха, молодка)***. (Шуточн.) Дражайшая половина. Подруга жизни. Верная жена — Пенелопа, Лукреция; сварливая — Ксантиппа. Ср. Сварливый.
Понятие «жена» иногда передается суффиксами:
1) -ша: докторша, генеральша, губернаторша, астрономша и т. п.;
2) -иха: купчиха, столяриха, сторожиха
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Толково-словообразовательный
МОЛОДУХА ж. разг.-сниж.
1. Невестка, сноха.
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Peer comment(s):
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Alexander Alexandrov
: In translation it should be not just daughter-in law, but a young one, too. It's a colloquial word.
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Спасибо, Александр !
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this young woman be married to one of the 'starik's sons
Looks like that
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this young woman is married to one of the \'starik\'s sons
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considering the word \"khoziaeva\" - I think she is a member of the family
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Note added at 3 mins (2004-07-01 12:50:37 GMT)
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this young woman is married to one of the \'starik\'s sons
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Note added at 1 hr 5 mins (2004-07-01 13:52:56 GMT)
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considering the word \"khoziaeva\" - I think she is a member of the family
Peer comment(s):
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Vladimir Chumak
: daughter-in-law
58 mins
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Thanks, Vladimir!
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Marina Mrouga
: IMHO daughter-in-law is too "official". If colloqialism exists, it would be nice to use it.
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Thanks, marina.m!
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Andrew Vdovin
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Thanks, Andrew!
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