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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesesponsales
Pronunciation / Transliteration: esponˈsales
"Los esponsales se celebraron en la antigua capilla."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A solemn engagement or formal pledge to marry; a betrothal.
"In the historical village play, the young couple exchanged a solemn trothplight before the elders."
- 1
To pledge one's troth or promise formally in marriage.
"They chose to trothplight in a quiet ceremony mirroring ancient traditions."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle English, combining 'troth' (meaning loyalty, truth, or faith, from Old English 'trīwð') and 'plight' (meaning a pledge or engagement, from Old English 'pliht'). Historically rooted in medieval Germanic legal and social traditions, it originally designated a formal solemn promise or betrothal between two parties.
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fiançailles
Transliteration: fyɑ̃.saj
"Leurs fiançailles ont été célébrées selon la tradition."
Verlobungsversprechen
Transliteration: fɛɐ̯ˈloːvʊŋsfɛɐ̯ˌʃprɛçn̩
"Ihr Verlobungsversprechen war von langer Dauer."
promessa di matrimonio
Transliteration: proˈmessa di matriˈmonjo
"Scambiarono la loro promessa di matrimonio davanti ai testimoni."
esponsales
Transliteration: esponˈsales
"Los esponsales se celebraron en la antigua capilla."
esponsais
Transliteration: iʃ.põˈsajʃ
"Os esponsais foram formalizados no início do ano."
सगाई का वचन
Transliteration: sagaai ka vachan
"उन्होंने एक-दूसरे को सगाई का वचन दिया।"
婚约誓言
Transliteration: hūnyuē shìyán
"他们在长辈面前立下了婚约誓言。"
혼약
Transliteration: honyak
"그들은 엄숙하게 혼약을 맺었습니다."
婚約の誓い
Transliteration: kon'yaku no chikai
"二人は厳かに婚約の誓いを交わした。"
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