significant other

Synonyymisanakirja

significant other

henkilö, ihminen, henki, kumppani, asuinkumppani, puoliso, elämänkumppani, parempi puolisko, partneri, aviopuoliso, siippa.

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Englannin sanakirja

significant other (englanti > suomi)

1. rakas

significant other englanniksi

1. One's romantic partner, regardless of marital status or gender.

2. 2000 March 9, "http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=u_ZHAAAAIBAJ&sjid=-u0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=3173,3905600&dq=significant-other+ +significant-others&hl=en Couples Working Different Shifts, Union Poll Finds," Deseret News, p. D7 (retrieved 27 Oct 2013):

Almost half of working women who are married or live with a partner are seeing their significant other only in passing because the two work different shifts, an AFL-CIO poll found.

3. 2006 Feb. 12, Michelle Singletary, "http://www.boston.com/business/personalfinance/articles/2006/02/12/love_and_money_go_hand_in_hand/ Love and money go hand in hand," Boston Globe (retrieved 27 Oct 2013):

More than half (57 percent) of consumers think it would be wonderfully romantic if their significant other booked tickets for a surprise international trip.

4. A person with whom one has an important bond of some kind.

5. 1983 June 21, William E. Geist, "http://www.nytimes.com/1983/06/21/nyregion/high-schools-struggle-with-coach-shortage.html High Schools Struggle with Coach Shortage," New York Times (retrieved 27 Oct 2013):

Dr. Nogueira said it was always preferable to have coaches drawn from a school's staff because a coach "is a significant other" to a student.

6. 1985 Dec. 14, Katherine Bishop, "http://www.nytimes.com/1985/12/14/us/ward-5b-a-model-of-care-for-aids.html Ward 5B: A Model of Care for AIDS," New York Times (retrieved 27 Oct 2013):

As in the rest of the hospital, a family member or "significant other" such as a lover or close friend, is allowed to spend the night in a patient's room on a cot.

7. 1989 Dec. 26, Graham Vink, "http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=FlFXAAAAIBAJ&sjid=UvADAAAAIBAJ&pg=1869,3346238&dq=significant-other+ +significant-others&hl=en Not At Home On The Range‎," Spokesman-Review, p. F1 (retrieved 27 Oct 2013):

If your spouse, children or other significant others are still whining about all those holiday leftovers you made them eat, maybe it's time to spruce up your culinary skills.

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