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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesheiraten
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈhaɪ̯ʁatn̩
"Nächsten Sommer wollen die beiden heiraten."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
1 sense- 1
To get married.
"After dating for five years, they finally decided to tie the knot in a small beach ceremony."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from ancient cultural wedding traditions dating back centuries, where the physical act of tying cords or ribbons around the hands of a couple (handfasting) symbolized their binding union. The figurative idiom entered common English usage in the late 16th to 17th centuries to denote the formal conclusion of marriage.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Tie the knot" is said worldwide
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se marier
Transliteration: sə ma.ʁje
"Ils ont décidé de se marier le mois prochain."
heiraten
Transliteration: ˈhaɪ̯ʁatn̩
"Nächsten Sommer wollen die beiden heiraten."
sposarsi
Transliteration: spoˈzarsi
"Hanno deciso di sposarsi dopo un anno di fidanzamento."
casarse
Transliteration: kaˈsarse
"Los novios van a casarse en una ceremonia íntima."
atar o nó
Transliteration: aˈtaɾ u ˈnɔ
"Eles vão atar o nó na praia no próximo mês."
शादी करना
Transliteration: shaadi karna
"वे अगले महीने शादी करने जा रहे हैं।"
结婚
Transliteration: jiéhūn
"他们计划在今年年底结婚。"
결혼하다
Transliteration: gyeolhonhada
"두 사람은 내년에 결혼하기로 했습니다."
結婚する
Transliteration: kekkon suru
"彼らは来月、結婚することに決めました。"
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