"Femeia lui este frumoasă."

Translation: His woman is beautiful.

[Kvaler2]

In Romanian femeia lui=nevasta lui=soția lui= his wife

[celestebancos]

Can "femeia lui" also be translated "his wife"?

[potestasity]

As much as "his woman" can be used to mean "his wife". Which is to say that it would seem somewhat crude.

[celestebancos]

Ok, thanks! I was wondering because the English translation here does sound kind of crude/strange to me. I'd heard that bărbat can be used to mean husband as well as man, so I was wondering if it worked the other way around.

[HaikGH]

I swear, sentences here are nuts sometimes :D So much so, even if I understand all the words in the sentence, I still doubt myself if I am not missing anything in the meaning.

[wyqtor]

I have to say that this is something you would only really say while enjoying a beer with your close buddies or when talking with someone with a basic education from a village in the countryside; in any other context, this will be considered offensive, or at least off the mark.

[Anna981534]

This sentence is obejctifying women!

[dospescados]

Maybe but read the first comment. If it means only "my woman" I agree.

[ChristianT802037]

A little offensive possibly?

[loqu84]

How can a woman be possessed?

[Renardo_11]

Are you serious? The term “possessive pronoun” does not mean that such a pronoun always denotes possession. If somebody talks about “her country” or “his parents,” is your understanding that s/he possesses it/them?