take a wife

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18 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Belarusian: жані́цца (žanícca) — (of a man) to marry a woman
• Chinese Mandarin: 娶親 /娶亲 (qǔqīn) — (of a man) to marry a woman
• Chinese Mandarin: 娶 (qǔ) — (of a man) to marry a woman
• Finnish: ottaa vaimo — (of a man) to marry a woman
• French: prendre femme — (of a man) to marry a woman
• Hungarian: megnősül — (of a man) to marry a woman
• Italian: prendere moglie — (of a man) to marry a woman
• Polish: żenić się — (of a man) to marry a woman
• Polish: ożenić się — (of a man) to marry a woman
• Polish: pojmować za żonę — (of a man) to marry a woman
• Polish: pojąć za żonę — (of a man) to marry a woman
• Russian: жени́ться (ženítʹsja) — (of a man) to marry a woman
• Russian: брать в жёны (bratʹ v žóny) — (of a man) to marry a woman
• Russian: взять в жёны (vzjatʹ v žóny) — (of a man) to marry a woman
• Spanish: tomar mujer — (of a man) to marry a woman
• Tamil: பெண்கொள் (peṇkoḷ) — (of a man) to marry a woman
• Tamil: பெண்ணெடு (peṇṇeṭu) — (of a man) to marry a woman
• Ukrainian: жени́тися (ženýtysja) — (of a man) to marry a woman