marriage

marriage
noun
1) Ehe, die (to mit)

proposal or offer of marriage — Heiratsantrag, der

related by marriage — verschwägert

uncle/cousin by marriage — angeheirateter Onkel/Cousin

2) (wedding) Hochzeit, die; (act of marrying) Heirat, die; (ceremony) Trauung, die

marriage ceremony — Trauzeremonie, die; Eheschließung, die

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['mæri‹]
noun
1) (the ceremony by which a man and woman become husband and wife: Their marriage took place last week; (also adjective) the marriage ceremony.) die Hochzeit; Hochzeits-...
2) (the state of being married; married life: Their marriage lasted for thirty happy years.) die Ehe
3) (a close joining together: the marriage of his skill and her judgement.) die Verbindung
- academic.ru/45325/marriageable">marriageable
- marriage licence
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mar·riage
[ˈmærɪʤ, AM esp ˈmer-]
n
1. (wedding) Heirat f; (at the church) Trauung f, Eheschließung f form
\marriage ceremony Trauungszeremonie f
2. (relationship) Ehe f (to mit +dat)
I would call it a \marriage made in heaven (esp hum) ich glaube, diese Ehe wurde im Himmel geschlossen
she has two daughters by her first \marriage sie hat zwei Töchter aus erster Ehe
after the break-up of her \marriage ... nachdem ihre Ehe gescheitert war, ...
an arranged \marriage eine arrangierte Ehe
to have a happy \marriage eine glückliche Ehe führen
3. no pl (state) Ehe f
in Denmark it is possible for people of the same gender to have a \marriage in Dänemark können auch gleichgeschlechtliche Paare heiraten
\marriage into a family/the nobility Einheirat f in eine Familie/den Adelsstand
same-sex \marriage gleichgeschlechtliche Ehe
state of \marriage Ehestand m
related by \marriage miteinander verschwägert
4. (fig: fusion) Verbindung f; (of companies) Zusammenschluss m, Fusion f
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['mrɪdZ]
n
1) (state) die Ehe; (= wedding) Hochzeit f, Heirat f; (= marriage ceremony) Trauung f

marriage of convenience — Vernunftehe f

relations by marriage — angeheiratete Verwandte

to be related by marriage (in-laws) — miteinander verschwägert sein; (others) miteinander verwandt sein

to give sb in marriage to sb — jdn jdm zur Frau geben

to give sb in marriage — jdn verheiraten

an offer of marriage — ein Heiratsantrag m

2) (fig) Verbindung f

a marriage of two minds — eine geistige Ehe

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marriage [ˈmærıdʒ] s
1. Heirat f, Vermählung f, Hochzeit f (alle:
to mit):
marriage into Einheirat in (akk); civil marriage, proxy 1
2. Ehe(stand) f(m):
by marriage angeheiratet;
related by marriage verschwägert;
of his (her) first marriage aus erster Ehe;
contract a marriage die Ehe eingehen;
give sb in marriage jemanden verheiraten;
take sb in marriage jemanden heiraten;
marriage of convenience Vernunftehe; companionate
3. fig Vermählung f, enge oder innige Verbindung:
a marriage of ideas eine Gedankenverbindung
4. Mariage f:
a) ein Kartenspiel
b) König und Dame gleicher Farbe im Blatt
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noun
1) Ehe, die (to mit)

proposal or offer of marriage — Heiratsantrag, der

related by marriage — verschwägert

uncle/cousin by marriage — angeheirateter Onkel/Cousin

2) (wedding) Hochzeit, die; (act of marrying) Heirat, die; (ceremony) Trauung, die

marriage ceremony — Trauzeremonie, die; Eheschließung, die

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n.
Ehe -n f.
Heirat -en f.
Hochzeit -en f.
Trauung -en f.
Vermählung f.

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