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henpeck

 
Dictionary: hen·peck   (hĕn'pĕk') pronunciation
tr.v. Informal, -pecked, -peck·ing, -pecks.
To dominate or harass (one's husband) with persistent nagging.


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verb

    To scold or find fault with constantly: carp at, fuss at, nag, peck at, pick on. See praise/blame.

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - have under tøflen

Nederlands (Dutch)
op de kop zitten, domineren (vrouw over man)

Français (French)
v. tr. - mener par le bout du nez, être mené par le bout du nez (un mari par sa femme)

Deutsch (German)
v. - unterdrücken, herumkommandieren

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - (καθομ.) δυναστεύω το σύζυγο

Italiano (Italian)
tormentare, tiranneggiare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - dominar o marido

Русский (Russian)
держать мужа под башмаком

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - regañar constantemente al esposo, dominar al esposo

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - hunsa

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
唠叨责骂不休

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 嘮叨責罵不休

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 깔고 뭉개다, ~을 쥐고 흔들다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 尻に敷く

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) تهيمن أو تسيطر المرأة على زوجها‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮רדתה (בבעל)‬


 
 
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