Dictionary

woman of few words en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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Etymology

By analogy with man of few words.

Meanings

1. (idiomatic) A woman who either does not speak much or speaks only for a brief period of time.

Forms

Coordinates

man of few words

Translations (11)

fr femme de peu de mots (woman who doesn't speak much) · sv kvinna av få ord (woman who doesn't speak much) · fi vaitelias nainen (woman who doesn't speak much) · nl geen vrouw van veel woorden (woman who doesn't speak much) · pt mulher de poucas palavras (woman who doesn't speak much) · de Schweigerin (woman who doesn't speak much) · es mujer parca en palabras (woman who doesn't speak much) · is fámál kona (woman who doesn't speak much) · es mujer de pocas palabras (woman who doesn't speak much) · he לֹא אִשָּׁה דְּבָרִים (woman who doesn't speak much) · it donna di poche parole (woman who doesn't speak much)