wife's : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

	English	German
	husband's/wife's/brother's/sister's brother-in-law	Schwippschwager {m} [soc.]
	husband's/wife's/brother's/sister's sister-in-law	Schwippschwägerin {f} [soc.]
	He massaged his wife's back.	Er massierte seiner Frau den Rücken.
	surname; last name; family name	Nachname {m}; Zuname {m}; Familienname {m}
	surnames	Nachnamen {pl}; Zunamen {pl}; Familiennamen {pl}
	surnamed	mit Zuname
	When he married he adopted his wife's family name of SAMPLE.	Im Zuge seiner Verehelichung nahm er den Familiennamen seiner Frau MUSTER an. [jur.]
	He had his surname changed from X to Y.	Er ließ seinen Zunamen von X auf Y ändern. [jur.]
	to be (like) putty in sb.'s hands	Wachs in jds. Händen sein [übtr.]
	He's putty in his wife's hands.	Er ist Wachs in den Händen seiner Frau.