Translations for „henpecked“ in the English » Polish Dictionary

henpecked ADJ

to be henpecked

być pod pantoflem

henpeck VB

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to henpeck sb trans

trzymać pod pantoflem (szczególnie męża) inf

Usage examples with henpecked

to be henpecked

być pod pantoflem

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Describing himself as the man with the cardigan, his doleful looks ensured that he was usually cast as henpecked husbands, petty officials or interfering busybodies.

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He is depicted as a simple-minded, naive henpecked husband who pretends to be ultra male chauvinistic and always get in funny situations because of it.

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I have learnt one new word already: uxorious, which means henpecked by your wife.

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It should be family-run -- ideally fronted by some fearsome, unapologetic matriarch and her henpecked husband.

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Regardless of the source, they were cautionary tales of henpecked husbands.

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He comes off as a sort of henpecked, not very strong man, who in order to get women, shows them his stamp collection.

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Being a henpecked husband could be the secret to a long marriage, a new study suggests.

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Harry sometimes appears to be rather henpecked.

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A henpecked husband attempts to escape from his domineering wife.

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The dark and grotesque story of a married couple: the wife - a mechanical monster made up of iron parts, and her henpecked husband.

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