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hen-peck

/ˈhenˌpek/

Tradução: Verbo usado para descrever a situação em que uma pessoa, geralmente a esposa, vive implicando, controlando ou dominando o marido.

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verb

/ˈhenˌpek/C1formal
  • ptVerbo usado para descrever a situação em que uma pessoa, geralmente a esposa, vive implicando, controlando ou dominando o marido.

A verb used to describe a situation where a person, typically a wife, constantly nags or dominates her husband.

  1. To nag or pesterB2informal

    To constantly bother someone, especially a husband, with trivial complaints or demands.

    ptImplicar

    • She tends to hen-peck her husband about his messy habits.
    • He felt hen-pecked by his partner's constant criticism.
    • Stop hen-pecking me about the dishes; I'll do them later.

    Sinônimosbadgerharassharryhasslenagpesterplaguetorment

    Antônimoscomfortencouragepraisesoothesupport

Formas
  • hen-pecked past participle
  • hen-pecked past simple
  • hen-pecking present participle
  • hen-pecks third person singular