marriage

1 عمومی:: اتحاد، جشن‌ عروسی‌، ازدواج‌، یگانگی‌، عروسی‌، زناشویی‌

شبکه مترجمین ایران

1 general:: marriage adjectives a happy/unhappy marriage • Ours was a very happy marriage. a successful marriage • The key to a successful marriage is friendship. a failed/broken marriage • After two failed marriages, she was not willing to risk marrying again. sb’s first/second etc marriage • She had two children from her first marriage. a previous marriage • Anne is his daughter from a previous marriage. an arranged marriage (= when your parents choose the person you will marry ) • In their culture, there is a tradition of arranged marriage. a same-sex/gay marriage (= a marriage between two homosexual people, which is not legal in many places ) • a proposal to allow same-sex marriage in the state a mixed marriage (= between people of different races or religions ) • Her parents disapproved of mixed marriages. an interracial marriage (= between people of different races ) • Interracial marriage is more common than it used to be. a loveless marriage • Why should I stay in a loveless marriage? a childless marriage • It was a happy but childless marriage. verbs have a long/happy etc marriage • They have a happy marriage. a marriage ends • Her three marriages all ended in divorce. a marriage breaks down/up (= ends because of disagreements ) • Liz’s marriage broke up after only eight months. save your marriage (= do things to try to stay together as a married couple ) • They’re going to counseling to try to save their marriage. propose marriage formal (= ask someone to marry you ) • He plucked up the courage to propose marriage to her. consummate a marriage formal (= make your marriage complete by having sex ) • She claimed that he abused her and never consummated the marriage. a marriage is annulled formal (= is officially ended by a court or church ) • Henry VIII had his first marriage annulled. phrases the breakdown/breakup of sb’s marriage (= the end of it ) • The breakup of her marriage had a devastating effect on her. a proposal of marriage formal (= when someone asks you to marry them ) • She rejected his proposal of marriage. be born outside marriage (= be born when your parents are not married ) • Four in ten children are born outside marriage. sex before/outside marriage • Her religious beliefs prevented sex before marriage. ask for sb’s hand in marriage old-fashioned (= ask someone to marry you, or ask their parents for permission to marry ) • He asked my father for my hand in marriage. the sanctity of marriage formal (= marriage seen as something that is very important and must be preserved and respected ) COMMON ERRORS >>> Do not say ' marriage life '. Say married life .

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2 general:: noun matrimony: Marriage improves a man and woman. noun alliance: It's a marriage of convenience.

Simple Definitions

3 general::   noun state of being husband and wife ADJ. good, happy, successful | broken, disastrous, failed, unhappy She was the child of a broken marriage. | first, second, etc. | previous | early | late | conventional | modern | open | morganatic | loveless | childless | mixed | arranged VERB + MARRIAGE have He had an unhappy marriage with an older woman. | propose | enter into | consummate | annul, dissolve | save They are struggling to save their marriage for the children's sake. MARRIAGE + VERB last | be over, break down/up, end, fall apart, fail Their marriage ended in divorce. MARRIAGE + NOUN vows | plans, proposal | partner | relationship | break-up, breakdown, problems | counselling, guidance | counsellor | certificate, contract | market Daughters were expected to join their well-bred friends on the marriage market. | bed PREP. by/from a ~ She's his daughter by a previous marriage. | by ~ They are related by marriage. | in a/the ~ She was the dominant partner in the marriage. | outside ~ sex outside marriage | within ~ | ~ between the marriage between John and Elizabeth | ~ into his marriage into a wealthy family | ~ to/with her marriage to Jim PHRASES ask for/win sb's hand in marriage (old-fashioned), the break-up/breakdown of a marriage, give sb in marriage (old-fashioned), the institution of marriage, a marriage of convenience, a proposal of marriage wedding ceremony ADJ. Christian, Jewish, etc. | civil | shotgun (= arranged quickly because the bride is pregnant) VERB + MARRIAGE celebrate The marriage was celebrated in the cathedral. MARRIAGE + VERB be held, take place MARRIAGE + NOUN ceremony | licence PREP. at a/the ~ She wanted to be present at the marriage of her grandson. | ~ to Mr and Mrs Wall invite you to the marriage of their daughter Ann to Mr Thomas Lea.

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