madre viuda

English translation: I live with my mother, who is a widow

02:57 Aug 4, 2000

Spanish to English translations [PRO]

Spanish term or phrase: madre viuda

as in I live with madre viuda

courtney

English translation:I live with my mother, who is a widow

Explanation:
Obviously, this is not a strictly literal translation, and the word "my" is an interpolation. However, if the context supports the implied relationship between the speaker and the mother, this would be the most fluent way to express the thought in English. -- In any event, the woman in question is a widow (the Spanish phrase "mother widow" is an elliptical way of saying "mother who is a widow") and also a mother, and one has to wonder why the speaker mentions the latter fact, unless s/he is the child or one of the children in question. -- In colloquial English, if children and motherhood are not part of the topic, the term "widow woman" is often used, as in "...they did some work for the widow woman who lives nearby..." Hope this helps!

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Heathcliff
United States
Local time: 00:04

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Summary of answers provided

mother widower

Baruch Avidar

widower mother

Hortensia Lozano Dávila (X)

widowed mother

Carolina Ramirez

widowed mother

Alvin Adams, Jr (X)

I live with a widow mother.

Luis Luis

dowager

anac

see below

Alvin Adams, Jr (X)

I live with my mother, who is a widow

Heathcliff

Answers

16 mins

mother widower

Explanation:
Goodluck!

Baruch Avidar
Israel
Local time: 10:04
Native speaker of:

English,

Spanish
PRO pts in pair: 92

19 mins

widower mother

Explanation:
It is a very simple question, because there isn't more context.

Hortensia

no references

Hortensia Lozano Dávila (X)
Native speaker of:

Spanish
PRO pts in pair: 4

1 hr

widowed mother

Explanation:
I live with a widowed mother.

Good Luck

Carolina Ramirez
Canada
Local time: 03:04
Native speaker of:

Spanish,

English
PRO pts in pair: 42

3 hrs

widowed mother

Explanation:
Cramirez is correct. "Widower" is a masculine noun.

Alvin Adams, Jr (X)
Local time: 02:04
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in pair: 222

3 hrs

I live with a widow mother.

Explanation:
I think it should be "widow" because in this case it is a noun, not a verb.

If you were talking about when she became a widow, then we would say she is a widowed mother since X years ago.

Hoping to help. Good luck.

Luis M. Luis

Luis Luis
United States
Local time: 02:04
Native speaker of:

Portuguese
PRO pts in pair: 171

5 hrs

dowager

Explanation:
I believe that the term that you are looking for in this case is, dowager mother, I live with my dowager mother
good luck!

anac
United States
Local time: 03:04
PRO pts in pair: 16

7 hrs

see below

Explanation:
I still agree with Cramirez. "Viuda" in this phrase is an adjective, so "widowed" would be the correct translation. "Dowager" means a widow of the nobility who still retains her husband's title. It is only used in American English in the pejorative sense, so in the U.S. it is an insult and implies that the woman in question has pretensions to the nobility, i.e., a snob. I hope this makes it clearer.

AA

Reference: http://dictionary.cambridge.org/define.asp?key=dowager*1%2B0

Alvin Adams, Jr (X)
Local time: 02:04
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in pair: 222

8 hrs

I live with my mother, who is a widow

Heathcliff
United States
Local time: 00:04
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in pair: 843

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Thank's for expplaining this unusual sentence in my sponser childs letter. Have a great day!

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