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A woman who either does not speak much or speaks only for a brief period of time.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
By analogy with man of few words.
Across languages
Translations
11 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Dutch:
geen vrouw van veel woorden
— woman who doesn't speak much
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Finnish:
vaitelias nainen
— woman who doesn't speak much
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French:
femme de peu de mots
— woman who doesn't speak much
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German:
Schweigerin
— woman who doesn't speak much
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Hebrew:
לֹא אִשָּׁה דְּבָרִים
(lo ishá dvarím)
— woman who doesn't speak much
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Icelandic:
fámál kona
— woman who doesn't speak much
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Italian:
donna di poche parole
— woman who doesn't speak much
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Portuguese:
mulher de poucas palavras
— woman who doesn't speak much
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Spanish:
mujer de pocas palabras
— woman who doesn't speak much
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Spanish:
mujer parca en palabras
— woman who doesn't speak much
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Swedish:
kvinna av få ord
— woman who doesn't speak much