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wed·ding
(wĕd′ĭng)n.
1.
a. The act of marrying.
b. The ceremony or celebration of a marriage.
2. The anniversary of a marriage: a silver wedding.
3. The act or an instance of joining closely: a wedding of ideas.
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wedding
(ˈwɛdɪŋ)n
1.
a. the act of marrying or the celebration of a marriage
b. (as modifier): wedding day.
2. the anniversary of a marriage (in such combinations as silver wedding or diamond wedding)
3. the combination or blending of two separate elements
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wed•ding
(ˈwɛd ɪŋ)n.
1. the act or ceremony of marrying; marriage; nuptials.
2. the anniversary of a marriage, or its celebration: They observed their silver wedding.
3. an act or instance of blending or joining.
adj. 4. of or pertaining to a wedding.
[before 900]
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wedding
- epithalamium - A poem written to celebrate a wedding.
- confetti - It is the plural of Italian confetto, "small sweet," as it was originally real or imitation bon-bons thrown during a carnival or after a wedding.
- morganatic - A survival of an ancient Germanic marriage custom, a gift on the morning after the wedding from husband to wife called morgangeba, "morning" and "give"; it now describes a marriage between people of different social status, especially a man of superior rank and woman of inferior rank.
- nuptial - From Latin nuptiae, "wedding," from nubere, "to marry."
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marriage
wedding1. 'marriage'
Marriage refers to the state of being married, or to the relationship between a husband and wife.
I wasn't interested in marriage or children.
They have a very happy marriage.
You can also use marriage to refer to the act of getting married.
Her family did not approve of her marriage to David.
2. 'wedding'
You don't usually use 'marriage' to refer to the ceremony in which two people get married. Use wedding.
He was not invited to the wedding.
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Noun | 1. | wedding - the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed ceremonial, ceremonial occasion, ceremony, observance - a formal event performed on a special occasion; "a ceremony commemorating Pearl Harbor" |
2. | wedding - the act of marrying; the nuptial ceremony; "their marriage was conducted in the chapel" civil marriage - a marriage performed by a government official rather than by a clergyman love match - a marriage for love's sake; not an arranged marriage remarriage - the act of marrying again | |
3. | wedding - a party of people at a wedding party - a group of people gathered together for pleasure; "she joined the party after dinner" best man - the principal groomsman at a wedding bride - a woman participant in her own marriage ceremony bridesmaid, maid of honor - an unmarried woman who attends the bride at a wedding flower girl - a young girl who carries flowers in a (wedding) procession groom, bridegroom - a man participant in his own marriage ceremony groomsman - a male attendant of the bridegroom at a wedding trainbearer - one who holds up the train of a gown or robe on a ceremonial occasion |
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wedding
noun marriage, nuptials, wedding ceremony, marriage ceremony, marriage service, wedding service, nuptial rite, espousals A lot of women only marry in church for the traditional white wedding.
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wedding
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Translations
زِفَافزَواج
сватба
svatba
bryllupbryllups-
pulm
häätyhdistäminen
vjenčanje
esküvő
brúîkaup
結婚式
결혼식
poročna oblekaporočni prstanporoka
bröllop
การแต่งงาน
lễ cưới
wedding
[ˈwedɪŋ]A. N → boda f, casamiento m
silver/ruby wedding → bodas de plata/de rubí
to have a church wedding → casarse por la iglesia
civil wedding → boda f civil
to have a civil wedding → casarse por lo civil
to have a quiet wedding → casarse en la intimidad
silver/ruby wedding → bodas de plata/de rubí
to have a church wedding → casarse por la iglesia
civil wedding → boda f civil
to have a civil wedding → casarse por lo civil
to have a quiet wedding → casarse en la intimidad
B. CPD wedding anniversary N → aniversario m de boda
wedding band N = wedding ring wedding breakfast N (frm) → banquete m de bodas
wedding cake N → tarta f or pastel m de boda
wedding day N → día m de la boda
on her wedding day → el día de su boda
wedding dress N → traje m de novia
wedding invitation N → invitación f de boda
wedding march N → marcha f nupcial
wedding night N → noche f de bodas
wedding present N → regalo m de boda
wedding reception N → banquete m de bodas
wedding ring N → alianza f, anillo m de boda
wedding service N → boda f, ceremonia f nupcial BEST MAN
wedding band N = wedding ring wedding breakfast N (frm) → banquete m de bodas
wedding cake N → tarta f or pastel m de boda
wedding day N → día m de la boda
on her wedding day → el día de su boda
wedding dress N → traje m de novia
wedding invitation N → invitación f de boda
wedding march N → marcha f nupcial
wedding night N → noche f de bodas
wedding present N → regalo m de boda
wedding reception N → banquete m de bodas
wedding ring N → alianza f, anillo m de boda
wedding service N → boda f, ceremonia f nupcial BEST MAN
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
wedding
[ˈwɛdɪŋ] n → mariage mwedding anniversary n → anniversaire m de mariagegolden wedding anniversary → noces fpl d'orwedding band n → alliance fwedding banquet n → repas m de noceswedding cake n → gâteau m de mariagewedding day n → jour m du mariage
their wedding day → le jour de leur mariagewedding dress n → robe f de mariéewedding feast n → banquet m de mariagewedding present n → cadeau m de mariagewedding reception n → réception f de mariagewedding ring n → alliance f
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
wedding
n
(= ceremony) → Trauung f; (= ceremony and festivities) → Hochzeit f, → Vermählung f (form); (= silver, golden wedding etc) → Hochzeit f; to have a registry office (Brit) /church wedding → sich standesamtlich/kirchlich trauen lassen, standesamtlich/kirchlich heiraten; when’s the wedding? → wann ist die Hochzeit?, wann wird geheiratet?; to have a quiet wedding → in aller Stille heiraten; to go to a wedding → zu einer or auf eine Hochzeit gehen
(fig) → Verbindung f
wedding
in cpds → Hochzeits-;wedding anniversary
n → Hochzeitstag m
wedding band
n → Ehering m
wedding breakfast
n → Hochzeitsessen nt
wedding cake
n → Hochzeitskuchen m
wedding card
n → Hochzeitskarte f
wedding day
n → Hochzeitstag m
wedding dress
n → Brautkleid nt, → Hochzeitskleid nt
wedding guest
n → Hochzeitsgast m
wedding march
n → Hochzeitsmarsch m
wedding night
n → Hochzeitsnacht f
wedding present
n → Hochzeitsgeschenk nt
wedding reception
n → Hochzeitsempfang m
wedding vows
pl → Ehegelübde nt, → Eheversprechen nt
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
wedding
[ˈwɛdɪŋ]1. n → matrimonio, nozze fpl
silver/golden wedding → nozze fpl d'argento/d'oro
to have a church wedding → sposarsi in chiesa
silver/golden wedding → nozze fpl d'argento/d'oro
to have a church wedding → sposarsi in chiesa
2. adj (cake, dress, reception) → nuziale
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
wed
(wed) – past tense, past participles ˈwedded, ~wed – verb to marry.
ˈwedding noun a marriage ceremony. The wedding will take place on Saturday; (also adjective) a wedding-cake; her wedding-day; a wedding-ring.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
wedding
→ زِفَاف svatba bryllup Hochzeit γάμος boda häät mariage vjenčanje matrimonio 結婚式 결혼식 bruiloft bryllup ślub casamento свадьба bröllop การแต่งงาน düğün lễ cưới 婚礼Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
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