[Falsos cognatos/False Friends] O que significa SPOUSE em português?

Você sabia que SPOUSE também pode ser traduzido como esposa? Acredito que se perguntar para qualquer estudante de língua inglesa, como dizer ESPOSA em inglês, nove em cada dez alunos responderão prontamente, WIFE.

A resposta não estaria errada, pois WIFE significa exatamente ESPOSA em uma tradução livre para o português.

SPOUSE não é apenas ESPOSA. Pode ser também MARIDO. Isso porque a palavra SPOUSE significa CÔNJUGUE.

The term spouse generally refers to a partner in a marriage:

Husband, referring to a male partner

Wife, referring to a female partner

In some usages, a partner in a civil union, domestic partnership or common-law marriage.

Spouse means your other-half. It refers to the person whom you are married with. Your husband or wife means your spouse. Without researching the exact definition, this is my take on it:

It is like the word 'espouse'. To espouse is to convey an expression of ones thoughts. (LINK).

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