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signora // Sig.ra abbreviated
Blucher means "Glue" and, Frau is a title or form of address for a married or widowed German-speaking woman
Signorina is an Italian word that translates to "miss" or "young lady" in English. It is used as a respectful way to address an unmarried woman or a girl.
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Widow means a woman who has lost her husband by death and has not remarried. To be widowed is the act of losing your husband.
If a man and woman marries, have a child together and the mother dies, then the man becomes a widowed father.
If you do not know if the woman is single; married or widowed then you can use 'Ms.' If you know they are single then use 'Miss' or 'Ms.' and 'Mrs.' for married women or widowed women.
A widow is addressed as Mrs., unless she provides another preference.
The way to address an Italian gentleman begins with the word Signore ("Sir") in Italian.
"Single woman" in English is nubile in Italian.
"Strong woman" in English is virago in Italian.
It means that a person's spouse (husband or wife) has died. A widow is a woman whose husband has died. Widowed is the adjective form. (A man whose wife dies is a widower.) "Widowed" also can mean one line on a page - it couldn't fit on the page before. It probably derives from the loneliness of the widow.