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    Significado de marriage en inglés

    marriagemarriage /ˈmærɪdʒ/ noun Ver todas las traducciones1[countable, uncountable] the relationship between two people who are married, or the state of being marriedla relación entre dos personas casadas, o el estado matrimonial:  She has three daughters from a previous marriage.Tiene tres hijas de un matrimonio anterior.marriage to his marriage to Marilyn Monroesu matrimonio con Marilyn Monroemarriage between In Denmark they have legalized marriage between gay couples.En Dinamarca han legalizado el matrimonio entre parejas del mismo sexo.RegisterRegistroIn everyday English, when talking about the action of marrying, people usually use the expression get married rather than marriage: I think they’re too young for marriage. ➔ I think they’re too young to get married.En el inglés cotidiano, al hablar de la acción de casarse, se suele usar la expresión get married en lugar de marriage: I think they're too young for marriage. ➔ I think they're too young to get married.2[countable] the ceremony in which two people get marriedla ceremonia en la que dos personas se casan SYN  wedding:  The marriage took place at St Bartholomew’s Church.La boda tuvo lugar en la iglesia de San Bartolomé.3by marriage if you are related to someone by marriage, they are married to someone in your family, or you are married to someone in theirssi estás emparentado con alguien por matrimonio, esa persona está casada con alguien de tu familia, o tú estás casado con alguien de la suya:  her cousin by marriagesu primo por matrimonioCOLLOCATIONSCOLOCACIONESadjectivesadjetivosa happy/unhappy marriage· Ours was a very happy marriage.El nuestro fue un matrimonio muy feliz.a successful marriage· The key to a successful marriage is friendship.La clave de un matrimonio exitoso es la amistad.a failed/broken marriage· After two failed marriages, she was not willing to risk marrying again.Después de dos matrimonios fallidos, no estaba dispuesta a arriesgarse a casarse de nuevo.somebody’s first/second etc marriage· She had two children from her first marriage.Tuvo dos hijos de su primer matrimonio.a previous marriage· Anne is his daughter from a previous marriage.Anne es su hija de un matrimonio anterior.an arranged marriage (=when your parents choose the person you will marry)· In their culture, there is a tradition of arranged marriage.En su cultura existe la tradición del matrimonio concertado.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 stateuna propuesta para permitir el matrimonio entre personas del mismo sexo en el estadoa mixed marriage (=between people of different races or religions)· Her parents disapproved of mixed marriages.Sus padres desaprobaban los matrimonios mixtos.an interracial marriage (=between people of different races)· Interracial marriage is more common than it used to be.El matrimonio interracial es más común de lo que solía ser.a loveless marriage· Why should I stay in a loveless marriage?¿Por qué debería quedarme en un matrimonio sin amor?a childless marriage· It was a happy but childless marriage.Fue un matrimonio feliz pero sin hijos.verbsverboshave a long/happy etc marriage· They have a happy marriage.Tienen un matrimonio feliz.a marriage ends· Her three marriages all ended in divorce.Sus tres matrimonios terminaron en divorcio.a marriage breaks down/up (=ends because of disagreements)· Liz’s marriage broke up after only eight months.El matrimonio de Liz se rompió después de apenas ocho meses.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.Están yendo a asesoramiento para intentar salvar su matrimonio.propose marriage formalformal (=ask someone to marry you)· He plucked up the courage to propose marriage to her.Reunió el valor para proponerle matrimonio.consummate a marriage formalformal (=make your marriage complete by having sex)· She claimed that he abused her and never consummated the marriage.Ella afirmó que él la maltrataba y que nunca consumó el matrimonio.a marriage is annulled formalformal (=is officially ended by a court or church)· Henry VIII had his first marriage annulled.Enrique VIII anuló su primer matrimonio.phrasesfrasesthe breakdown/breakup of somebody’s marriage (=the end of it)· The breakup of her marriage had a devastating effect on her.La ruptura de su matrimonio tuvo un efecto devastador en ella.a proposal of marriage formalformal (=when someone asks you to marry them)· She rejected his proposal of marriage.Ella rechazó su propuesta de matrimonio.be born outside marriage (=be born when your parents are not married)· Four in ten children are born outside marriage.Cuatro de cada diez niños nacen fuera del matrimonio.sex before/outside marriage· Her religious beliefs prevented sex before marriage.Sus creencias religiosas le impedían tener relaciones sexuales antes del matrimonio.ask for somebody’s hand in marriage old-fashionedanticuado (=ask someone to marry you, or ask their parents for permission to marry)· He asked my father for my hand in marriage.Le pidió mi mano en matrimonio a mi padre.the sanctity of marriage formalformal (=marriage seen as something that is very important and must be preserved and respected)COMMON ERRORSERRORES FRECUENTESDon’t say ‘marriage life’. Say married life.