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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesproposta di matrimonio
Pronunciation / Transliteration: proˈpɔsta di ma.triˈmo.njo
"La proposta di matrimonio è stata una vera sorpresa."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An offer or request made by one person to another asking for their hand in marriage.
"He planned an elaborate marriage proposal during their vacation in Paris." - 2
The formal event or occasion during which such a proposition is made.
"Their family gathered to celebrate the couple's romantic marriage proposal."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines 'marriage', originating from the Old French 'mariage' (derived from 'marier', to marry, from Latin 'maritare'), and 'proposal', from the Latin 'proponere' (to put forward). As a compound phrase, it emerged in modern English culture to formally describe the definitive act of asking someone to enter into a state of matrimony.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Marriage proposal" is said worldwide
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demande en mariage
Transliteration: də.mɑ̃d ɑ̃ ma.ʁjaʒ
"Il a fait sa demande en mariage au coucher du soleil."
Heiratsantrag
Transliteration: ˈhaɪ̯ʁaːtsˌʔantʁaːk
"Er hat ihr einen sehr romantischen Heiratsantrag gemacht."
proposta di matrimonio
Transliteration: proˈpɔsta di ma.triˈmo.njo
"La proposta di matrimonio è stata una vera sorpresa."
propuesta de matrimonio
Transliteration: pɾoˈpuestadematɾiˈmonjo
"Preparó una cena especial para hacer la propuesta de matrimonio."
pedido de casamento
Transliteration: peˈdidu dʒi kazaˈmẽtu
"O pedido de casamento aconteceu na praia."
विवाह प्रस्ताव
Transliteration: vivāh prastāv
"उसने अपने साथी को विवाह प्रस्ताव दिया।"
求婚
Transliteration: qiúhūn
"他在烛光晚会中向女友求婚。"
청혼
Transliteration: cheonghon
"그는 로맨틱한 장소에서 청혼을 했다."
プロポーズ
Transliteration: puropōzu
"彼は彼女にサプライズのプロポーズをした。"
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