Sentences with phrase «female equivalent»

The best female equivalent I've found is Catherine von Wattenwyl by Therese Bichsel, a real life 17th century Swiss woman who was everything - spy, nurse and priest.

Carell's clueless Brick, perhaps by necessity of the actor's current leading man status, has been given a bit more to do and a subplot involving his burgeoning romance with a woman (Kristin Wiig) who is his moronic female equivalent.

Like a better - looking female equivalent of Jim Carrey, Witherspoon appears in practically every scene, with only the end credits eventually providing a much - needed breather from her incessant grinning and giggling.

«In Britain, at least, tattooing among women is often associated with «ladette» culture, the female equivalent of «lad» culture, which typically involves a proclivity for alcoholic beverages, sports, fast cars, and a plethora of men's magazines,» the authors wrote.

There are superheroes aplenty, of both sexes now (female equivalents to Tarzan — such as Jana of the Jungle — and to Spiderman — Web Woman — have now appeared); several robots after the fashion of the pair in Star Wars; villains galore; and an assortment of what might be called antiheroes, as the mode of parody and mockery invades children's programs.

It's based on the name Jane, which is the female equivalent of John.

Let's remember that our current crop of women MPs are younger than their male counterparts - after the next election there will no female equivalents of the grand old men of the backbenches (Clarke, Tapsell, Hogg, Young, Winterton, Spicer, Shepherd, etc.) except for Ann Winterton.

Always opt for a business suit and tie, or the female equivalent, unless advised otherwise by the company.

Very little is known about the female equivalent of the baculum, the baubellum.

I discourage using sexual aids like Viagra and vaginal lubricant (I see vaginal lubricant as the female equivalent to Viagra).

If you shy away from lifting weights because you don't want to turn into the female equivalent of Arnold Schwarzenegger (in his prime)... You need not worry: it's not going to happen.

We all have a friend or two who are the female equivalent to the Energizer Bunny.

One of the most annoying myths that pervades gyms everywhere is the idea that females who train with relatively heavy weights will suddenly transform into the female equivalent of The Incredible Hulk.

I've dated some female equivalents of douchebags.

These double standards have been seen since years as the ambitious man has been stated as normal while the female equivalent is always referred to as aggressive.

If you've dated before and you've just started on dating a Filipina (the female equivalent of Filipino), you will find that they're different compared to the women that you've dated in the past.

Basically, in classy terms, this pair is the female equivalent of Bonnie & Clyde, two outlaws having fun while finding a side of themselves that they never knew quite existed.

Milla Jovovich, the female equivalent of Dolph Lundgren, is the recurring player.

They are the female equivalent to the male cranky villagers.

Overall, this reboot of «Ghostbusters» is a success, riding on the strength of its leads, who are the female equivalents of their 1984 counterparts (to the point that the scene of their origins are the same late - night weekend sketch - comedy show).

Paramount Pictures has unveiled the first trailer for Book Club, the upcoming romantic comedy which looks to be the female equivalent of Last Vegas.

Debuting in 1996 with the very first Tomb Raider game for PC, Playstation and the now forgotten Sega Saturn, Lara Croft, though shakily animated in early 3 - D rendering, has long stood the female equivalent to the predominantly male adventurer / archeologist figure throughout the video game and cinematic world.

In that sense, Carol offers a female equivalent to Ang Lee's Brokeback Mountain.

Ayesha is played in the film by Elizabeth Debicki, and has her roots in comic books as «Her,» a female equivalent of Adam Warlock, who has figured heavily into some versions of the team.

Rocky is a fantastic movie, but the female equivalent, Million Dollar Baby, isn't as much about Maggie Fitzgerald (Hilary Swank) as it is about Frankie Dunn (Clint Eastwood).

The female equivalent to the man - boy film (which describes far, far too many films) about someone who allegedly refuses to «grow up», or be the kind of adult that their families or society expects them to be?

The female equivalent to the man - boy film (which describes far, far too many films) about someone who allegedly refuses to «grow up», or be the kind of adult that their families...

They are the female equivalent to the male smug villagers.

One wonders what the female equivalent of the Bill Murray character would look like.

Penelope Cruz shows hints of what could have been a great character, but is never given the material needed to convince the audience she's worthy of being Jack's female equivalent, while Ian McShane's Blackbeard pales in comparison to past baddies like Barbossa and Davy Jones.

She's the female equivalent of a manchild, shameless in her pursuits and blind to the damage she might cause others.

Frances» «Three Billboards» co-star Sam Rockwell took home the Performance by an Actor in a Supporting role award, while the female equivalent went to «I, Tonya» actress Allison Janney.

Audrey Hepburn is Astaire's female equivalent: sophistication mixed with fizzy fun.

Pussy Galore (Honor Blackman)-- The ultimate Bond girl with the ultimate Bond - girl name, Ms. Galore is the closest thing Bond meets to his female equivalent in any of the early Bond films.

She is typically eager and easy - going and is the female equivalent of a jock.

Aside from the aforementioned Brie, enjoying a career boost with standout Netflix show GLOW, and her off - screen husband Franco there's John C Reilly as the drunkard father overseeing the convent, Molly Shannon as his female equivalent, Parks and Recreation's Nick Offerman as a short - tempered cuckold, Girls» Jemima Kirke as a rebellious local and Saturday Night Live alumnus Fred Armisen as a visiting bishop.

Gerwig, 30, will play the female equivalent of Josh Radnor's Ted Mosby character — in this case, a young woman named Sally, described as a female Peter Pan type.

Judy Greer isn't quite the female equivalent of Tyler Labine (although she certainly didn't help her cause any by co-starring with him on «Mad Love»), but suffice it to say that she's at least as deserving of a successful series.

It's worth noting that Alan Cumming, Ben Foster, and James Marsden also aren't known to appear in X-Men: Apocalypse, so it's not just women who haven't been invited back, although Janssen's point seems to be more that there isn't a female equivalent to Magneto or Xavier in this film.

Perhaps the female equivalent of Yul Brynner or Ben Kingsley was doomed not to fare as well.

As you might have guessed by this point, female characters from the same game get to pick facial options ranging from «young girl» to «woman» — the female equivalent of old man is nowhere to be seen.

«Maybe the female equivalent of [Alberto] Mugrabi / [Aby] Rosen.»

Can't see any obvious candidate in the High Court ready to take such a leap, no one in academia and certainly no female equivalent of Sumption at the Bar.