Widow

"Widow" in Russian

вдова́

vdová

(woman whose spouse has died)

вдови́ца

vdovíca

(woman whose spouse has died)

вися́чая строка́

visjáčaja stroká

(single line of type carried over to the next page)

соло́менная вдова́

solómennaja vdová

(woman whose husband is often away)

чёрная вдова́

čórnaja vdová

(spider of the genus Latrodectus)

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