noun married womanbean chéile c m ubean fem c m ucéile masc4 c m ushe was a wife and motherbean chéile agus máthair a bhí intihe met his wife at collegebhuail sé lena bhean sa choláistehe's taken a second wifetá sé tar éis pósadh athuair, tá sé pósta arísAnna is his former wifeis í Anna a iarbhean chéilehis wife of 50 yearsan bhean a bhfuil sé pósta uirthi le 50 bliain
the wife
noun informal your or sb else's wifebean an tí c m uí féin informal c m uI have to discuss it with the wifecaithfidh mé é a phlé le bean an títhe wife told me!í féin a dúirt liom é!