husband

marido, esposo

Hombre con quien una persona está casada.

En inglés sencillo: The man someone is married to.

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

Sinónimos: spouse

Antónimos: wife

Expresiones frecuentes: my husband, her husband, future husband

macho, pareja

Animal macho de una pareja que vive o se reproduce junta.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Sinónimos: mate

Expresiones frecuentes: her husband, a feathered husband

cojín de lectura

Cojín grande con apoyabrazos que sostiene la espalda cuando te sientas en la cama.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Sinónimos: reading pillow, bed rest pillow

Expresiones frecuentes: husband pillow, a soft husband, a padded husband

administrar con prudencia, economizar

Administrar dinero o provisiones con cuidado para no desperdiciarlos.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Sinónimos: economize, manage carefully

Antónimos: waste, squander

Expresiones frecuentes: husband resources, husband your money, husband limited supplies

conservar, ahorrar

Guardar fuerzas o provisiones para cuando hagan falta.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Sinónimos: conserve, save

Antónimos: waste, expend

Expresiones frecuentes: husband your strength, husband your energy, husband scarce resources